Blin
Blin is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Eritrea, by about 70 thousand people. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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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.
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Words in Blin
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | 3xir* | |
| name | séñw | |
| eye | X3l* | |
| ear | 3nkwa* | |
| nose | kw3mba* | |
| tooth | 3rkw* | |
| tongue | lanki* | |
| hand | nan* | |
| blood | b3r* | |
| bone | naS* | |
| skin | axa* | |
| knee | g3rb* | |
| breast | 3ngwi* | |
| liver | sanki* | |
| water | Xakw* | |
| fire | lExa* | |
| sun | kwara* | |
| star | S3ng3rwa* | |
| stone | k3rNa* | |
| mountain | gira* | |
| tree | kana* | |
| leaf | ESa* | |
| night | kir* | |
| dog | g3d3N* | |
| cat | dəmu | |
| fish | asa* | |
| louse | b3ta* | |
| one | laxw* | |
| two | lENa* | |
| I | En* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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