Coming soon to iPhone & iPad

Where love finds home.

Jalalle is a community for Ethiopians, Eritreans and their diaspora all over the world — the holidays, the events, the conversations — and a place to meet someone who understands where you come from.

Ethiopian and Eritrean at heart. Everyone is welcome.

Get in before launch

Join the waitlist and we'll message you the moment Jalalle opens.

Give us a phone number or an email — either is enough. We'll only use it to tell you we've launched.
The Genna holiday page in Jalalle: the date in both calendars, a countdown, how it is celebrated, and greetings in Amharic and Tigrinya. A profile card in Jalalle with the badge “Home for Genna · Addis Ababa · Dec 24 – Jan 9” and a 59% match score.
The calendar comes first

Open the app, and the next holiday is waiting.

Orthodox, Muslim, national and regional — Ethiopian and Eritrean — every day in both the Gregorian and the Ethiopian calendar, with how it is celebrated and a discussion you can join.

More than dating

A community first. Then, maybe, someone special.

Jalalle is built around the year we actually live — and all of it is free.

  • Holidays & festivals

    Meskel and Irreecha. Genna and Timkat. Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr and Arefa. Ashenda, Gifaataa, Fichee-Chambalaalla, Shuwalid, Eritrean Independence Day — and the days the diaspora lives by too.

  • Say it in our languages

    Holidays carry their greetings in Amharic, Afaan Oromo, Tigrinya, Somali and Wolaytta. Copy one, or send it straight to a match — spelled right.

  • Events with RSVP

    New Year's Eve, Genna, Valentine's, Eid al-Fitr, Eritrean Independence Day. RSVP, see who else is going, and say hello in the thread before the day.

  • Discussions

    The coffee ceremony, the languages we dream in, dating through Tsom and Ramadan, meeting the family, the shimagle and the jaarsa — and help for anyone new to the diaspora.

The Jalalle community calendar: today's date in the Ethiopian calendar, a search box, and upcoming holidays. The Genna holiday page with greetings to copy or send to a match.
A profile card showing “Home for Genna · Addis Ababa · Dec 24 – Jan 9”.
Home for the holidays

Going home for Genna? So is someone else.

Diaspora life is organised around going home for the holidays, so Jalalle matches around it. Say where you'll be and when — the trip is named from the calendar.

Home for Genna · Addis Ababa · Dec 24 – Jan 9

People in that city see you before you fly — and so does anyone else heading there at the same time.

Match in Dallas and Toronto in November.Meet in Addis Ababa or Asmara in January.

Matching

Meet someone who gets it.

Match on the things that actually matter here — or don't filter at all.

Language

Amharic, Tigrinya, Afaan Oromo, Somali, Sidamo, Gurage, Wolaytta, Harari — and English, Arabic, French and the other languages of the diaspora. The person you can joke with in your first language is a different match.

Faith

Ethiopian Orthodox, Eritrean Orthodox, Islam, Protestant, Pentecostal, Catholic and more.

Background

The peoples of Ethiopia and Eritrea — Amhara, Oromo, Tigray, Gurage, Somali, Sidama, Afar, Harari, Wolayta, Tigre, Saho, Bilen, Kunama and many more.

Values

Family, faith, the coffee ceremony, and how you want to live.

♥ 59% Both in Addis Ababa for Genna Same faith Both speak Amharic

Every card carries a match score — and a tap on it says why.

How it works

Start in minutes.

1

Create your profile

Add your photos, your languages, your faith and what you're looking for.

2

Get verified

A quick live selfie check earns the badge, so matches know you're real.

3

Join the community

The calendar, events and discussions — free for everyone.

4

Match and meet

Like, match and message — with the community around you, not instead of it.

Safe by design

Built to be a safe place.

✅ Selfie verification

Verified members carry a badge, so you can see who's real.

🔞 Strictly 18+

Enforced in our database, not just on the signup screen.

🚩 Report & block

On every profile and every message. Reports go to a real person.

🔒 Private mode

Subscribers can browse everyone while staying out of the feed themselves.

Free, with more if you want it

The community — calendar, events, discussions and support — is free for everyone, and so are your profile and browsing. Liking, matching and messaging come with the Starter, Premium and Elite plans.

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Coming soon to the App Store.

Launching first on iPhone and iPad. Android is coming — join the waitlist and we'll tell you when.

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iPhone & iPad at launch · Android to follow · Free to download