Ilit language
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| Ilit | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Eritrea, Ethiopia |
| Ethnicity | Kunama |
Native speakers | 1,000[citation needed] |
Nilo-Saharan?
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | (included in kun) |
| Glottolog | ilit1242 Ilitbita1252 Bitamasoko1249 Sokodasa |
Ilit (Iiliit) 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.
References
- ^ Ashkaba, John Abraha. (2007). Ilit and Sokodas language. Encyclopaedia Aethiopica, vol. 3 He-N. ed. Siegbert Uhlig. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz. pp. 122-123.