Kunama languages explained

Kunama
Region:Eritrea, Ethiopia
Map:Kunamamap.png
Familycolor:Nilo-Saharan
Fam2:Maba–Kunama?
Child1:Kunama
Child2:Bitama-Ilit
Glotto:kuna1268
Glottorefname:Kunama

The Kunama languages are a family of languages traditionally considered dialects of a single language, spoken in western Eritrea and across the border in Ethiopia. They are included as a branch of the Nilo-Saharan language family. The languages are Kunama proper and Ilit.

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