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Bilen (other)
Bilen may refer to: *Bilen people *Bilen language The Bilen language ( or ) is spoken by the Bilen people in and around the city of Keren in Eritrea. It is the only Agaw (Central Cushitic) language spoken in Eritrea. It is spoken by about 72,000 people. Spelling of the name "Blin" is the E ... * Bilen (surname) {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bilen People
The Bilen (also variously transcribed as Blin, and also formerly known as the Bogos or Northern Agaw) are a Cushitic ethnic group in Eritrea. They are primarily concentrated in central Eritrea, in and around the city of Keren and further south toward Asmara, the nation's capital. They are split into two sub-tribes; Bet Tarqe and Bet Tawqe which are split into further clans known as Hissat. The Tawke has six whereas the Tarke has five which each are divided into smaller kinship groups. SF Nadel. (194Races and tribes of Eritrea/ref> History According to local oral tradition, the Bilen migrated to the Eritrean plateau from Lasta around the 9th or 10th century led by Gebre Tarqe. A second wave of migration may have occurred according to historians during the fall of the Zagwe dynasty in 1270. In the 14th century, other groups with different origins were also integrated into the Bilen, such as the Bet Tawqe from Hamasien. The Bilen are first mention in the 14th century text, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bilen Language
The Bilen language ( or ) is spoken by the Bilen people in and around the city of Keren in Eritrea. It is the only Agaw (Central Cushitic) language spoken in Eritrea. It is spoken by about 72,000 people. Spelling of the name "Blin" is the English spelling preferred by native speakers, but Bilin and Bilen are also commonly used. ''Bilin'' is the reference name arbitrarily used in the current initial English editions of ISO 639-3, but ''Blin'' is also listed as an equivalent name without preference. In the English list of ISO 639-2, ''Blin'' is listed in first position in both English and French lists, when ''Bilin'' is listed as an alternate name in the English list, and Bilen is the alternate name in the French list. The ''Ethnologue'' report lists Bilen as the preferred name, but also ''Bogo, Bogos, Bilayn, Bilin, Balen, Beleni, Belen, Bilein, Bileno, North Agaw'' as alternative names. Phonology It is not clear if Bilen has tone. It may have pitch accent (Fallon 2004) as p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bilen (surname)
Bilen is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Eren Bilen (born 2000), Turkish footballer *İsmail Bilen İsmail Bilen (October 18, 1902 in Çinçiva village, Vija, Ottoman Empire – November 18, 1983 in East Berlin, GDR East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from its form ... (1902–1983), Turkish politician * Mario Bilen (born 1985), Croatian footballer See also * Billen {{surname, Bilen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |