Kunama languages
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The Kunama languages, traditionally considered dialects of a single language, are Kunama proper
, Bitama
, and Ilit
. They are a primary branch of the proposed Nilo-Saharan language family.
Kunama language
The Kunama language is a language isolate which has been included in the proposed Nilo-Saharan language family. Kunama spoken by the Kunama people of western Eritrea and just across the Ethiopian border. The language has several dialects including: Barka. Marda, Aimara, Odasa, Tika, Lakatakura,...
, Bitama
Bitama language
Bitama is a divergent variety of Kunama that is mutually unintelligible enough to be considered a distinct language. It is spoken by the Kunama people who straddle the western Eritrean–Ethiopian border....
, and Ilit
Ilit language
Ilit is a divergent variety of Kunama that is mutually unintelligible enough to be considered a distinct language. It is spoken by the Kunama people who straddle the western Eritrean–Ethiopian border....
. They are a primary branch of the proposed Nilo-Saharan language family.