Tigre is even more closer to Arabic than any other language in Eritrea. So, if Arabic was as important in Eritrea as Mr. Omar wants to make us believe, it was more natural for such arguments to emanate from those who speak a semitic language and not from the Cuhitic groups in Western Eritrea. Tygrina speakers are noted for taking big pride in their own heritage and language for decades. At a time when Amharic was declared as the official language, Tygrina speaking Eritreans in Addis Ababa, the heart of the Abyssinian Empire, did not badge from using their own languages privately and publicly. Our Moslems brothers should honor their heritage.
Democratic values recognize all cultures and languages as being equal.
There is no language that is either superior or more sacred than any other language.