Kunama language

Kunama
Native to	Eritrea, Ethiopia
Region	western Eritrea, northern Ethiopia
Native speakers	190,000 all Kunama (2006–2007)
Language family	Nilo-Saharan? Kunama Kunama
Writing system	Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottolog	kuna1268

The Kunama language is a language isolate which has been included in the proposed Nilo-Saharan language family. Kunama is spoken by the Kunama people of western Eritrea and just across the Ethiopian border. The language has several dialects including: Barka, Marda, Aimara, Odasa, Tika, Lakatakura, Sokodasa, Takazze-Selit, and Tigray. Ilit and Bitama are not mutually intelligible and so may be considered distinct languages.