Native to Eritrea, Ethiopia ISO 639-3 kun | Writing system Latin | |
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Region western Eritrea, northern Ethiopia Native speakers 190,000 all Kunama (2006–2007) Language family Nilo-Saharan?
Kunama
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The Kunama language is a language isolate which has been included in the proposed Nilo-Saharan language family. Kunama is 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, Sokodasa, Takazze-Selit, and Tigray. Ilit and Bitama are not mutually intelligible and so may be considered distinct languages.
References
Kunama language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA