Bilin language
Bilin (ISO 639-3 code byn) is a language of the Afro-Asiatic family spoken in Eritrea. It has about 90,000 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as vulnerable.
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | byn |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | bili1260 |
| Family | Afro-Asiatic |
| Area | Africa |
| Countries | Eritrea |
| Speakers (estimate) | 90,000 |
| Endangerment | Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available) |
Bilin words
- an
- ankwa
- bélina
- béléch
- caqw
- casa
- chacédakhw
- cheber
- cél
- dan
- dereqwa
- donik
- dékhwara
- déñw
- eb
- ekh
- eresa
- ewil
- fénthira
- gab
- gemena
- gédéñ
- gédéñli
- gérém
Related languages
Other Afro-Asiatic languages, nearest first.
- Dahalik2,500 speakers
- Afar
- Beja
- Geez
- Qimant
- Saho
- Tigre
- Tigrinya
- Hausa77,000,000 speakers
- Amharic57,000,000 speakers
- Somali22,000,000 speakers
- Hebrew9,000,000 speakers
More about Bilin
- Glottolog: classification and references
- Endangered Languages Project: vitality and resources
- Wikipedia article
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.