Bilen language

Bilen
ብሊን (Blin)
Native toEritrea
RegionAnseba, Keren
EthnicityBilen
Native speakers
72,000 (2022)[1]
Dialects
  • Senhit
  • T’aqwur
Geʽez
Latin
Official status
Recognised minority
language in
Language codes
ISO 639-2byn
ISO 639-3byn
Glottologbili1260
ELPBilen
Linguistic map of Eritrea; Bilen is spoken in the dark blue region
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The Bilen language (ብሊና b(ɨ)lina or ብሊን b(ɨ)lin) 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.[1]

  1. ^ a b Bilen at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024) Closed access icon