The Kunama languages are a family of languages traditionally considered dialects of a single language, spoken in western

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and across the border in

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. They are included as a branch of the Nilo-Saharan language family. The languages are Kunama proper and Ilit.

References

*Blench, Roger
Nilo-Saharan languages list
Language families Languages of Eritrea {{ns-lang-stub