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Kunama language

NameKunama
StatesEritrea, Ethiopia
Regionwestern Eritrea, northern Ethiopia
Speakers≈195,000
(Eritrea) 187,000
(Ethiopia) 7,428
Iso3kun
FamilycolorNilo-Saharan
Fam2Kunama
ScriptLatin

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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, Sokodasa, Takazze-Selit, and Tigray. Ilit and Bitama are not mutually intelligible and so may be considered distinct languages.


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