Kunama language

The Kunama language has been included in the proposed Nilo-Saharan language family, though it is distantly related to the other languages, if at all. Kunama is spoken by the Kunama people of the Gash-Barka Region in western Eritrea and just across the Ethiopian border. The language has several dialects including: Barka, Marda, Aimara, Odasa, Tika, Lakatakura, Sokodasa, Takazze-Setit and Tigray. Ilit and Bitama are not mutually intelligible and so may be considered distinct languages.

Kunama
Baada, Baazayn, Diila
Native toEritrea, Ethiopia
Regionwestern Eritrea, northern Ethiopia
EthnicityKunama
Native speakers
240,000 (2020)
Dialects
  • Barka (Berka)
  • Marda
  • Aymasa
  • Tika (Lakatakura-Tika)
  • Sokodasa
  • Takazze-Setit
  • Tigray
Latin
Official status
Recognised minority
language in
Language codes
ISO 639-3kun
Glottologkuna1268

There have been some use of the Kunama language in publications. "The first Bible translation product in Kunama was the Gospel of Mark prepared by Andersson and published in 1906."

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