Ethnic Groups
Eritrean society is ethnically heterogeneous, with nine recognized ethnic groups. According to the CIA, the Tigrinya people make up about 55% of the population, with the Tigre people constituting around 30% of the population. These form the bulk of the country's predominantly Semitic-speaking groups. Most of the rest of the population belong to other Afro-Asiatic-speaking communities of the Cushitic branch.
In addition, there are a number of Nilo-Saharan-speaking Nilotic ethnic minorities.
Read more about this topic: Demographics Of Eritrea
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