Bilen language

Bilen
Bilen
ብሊን (Blin)
Native to	Eritrea
Region	Anseba, Keren
Ethnicity	Bilen
Native speakers	72,000 (2022)
Language family	Afro-Asiatic Cushitic Central Northern Bilen; ; ; ;
Dialects	Senhit; T’aqwur;
Writing system	Geʽez ; Latin
Official status
Recognised minority; language in	Eritrea
Language codes
ISO 639-2	byn
ISO 639-3	byn
Glottolog	bili1260
ELP	Bilen
	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]