Ilit language

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.

Ilit
Native toEritrea, Ethiopia
EthnicityKunama
Native speakers
1,000
Dialects
  • Bitama (Bitaama)
  • Sokodas[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3(included in kun)
Glottologilit1242  Ilit
bita1252  Bitama
soko1249  Sokodasa
Map of the Kunama Languages

References
  1. Ashkaba, John Abraha. (2007). Ilit and Sokodas language. Encyclopaedia Aethiopica, vol. 3 He-N. ed. Siegbert Uhlig. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz. pp. 122-123.


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