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Kunama languages

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Kunama
Geographic
distribution
Eritrea, Ethiopia
Linguistic classificationNilo-Saharan?
  • Maba–Kunama?
    • Kunama
Subdivisions
Language codes
Glottologkuna1268

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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