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 | |
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| Native to | Eritrea, Ethiopia |
| Ethnicity | Kunama |
Native speakers | 1,000[citation needed] |
Language family | Nilo-Saharan?
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | (included in kun) |
| Glottolog | ilit1242 Ilitbita1252 Bitamasoko1249 Sokodasa |

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