Bilen Language (byn) - Revision history

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Also Known As: Balen,Belen,Bogos,North Agaw,Bilin,Bilayn,Bilein,Beleni,...
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<tr><td><b>Also Known As:</b> Balen,Belen,Bogos,North Agaw,Bilin,Bilayn,Bilein,Beleni,Bileno,Bogo

<b>Description:</b>

The Blin language (ብሊና, translitterated to Latin as b(ə)lina or bɨlina), Bilin or Bilen has approximately 70,000 speakers in and around the city of Keren in Eritrea. It is the only Central Cushitic language which is spoken in Eritrea.
Note: Blin is the English spelling which is preferred by native speakers, but Bilin and Bilen (ቢለን) are also commonly used. Bilin is the reference name arbitrarily used in the current initial English editions of ISO 639-3, but Blin is also listed as an equivalent name without preference. In the English list of ISO 639-2, Blin (the native spelling) is listed in first position in both English and French lists, when Bilin is just listed as an alternate name in the English list, and Bilen is the alternate name in the French list. The Ethnologue report lists Bilen as the preferred name, but also lists Bogo, Bogos, Bilayn, Bilin, Balen, Beleni, Belen, Bilein, Bileno, North Agaw as alternate names.
Note: /tʃ/ is found in loans and the status of /ʔ/ as a phoneme is uncertain.
/r/ is typically realised as a tap when it is medial and a trill when it is in final position.
See also: Ge'ez alphabet#Modifications for other languages
A writing system for Blin was<i>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/index.html?curid=4845970 ..... full article at Wikipedia]</i></td></tr>
<tr><td><h2>Location of Bilen Language Speakers</h2>
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<h2>Overview</h2>

<tr><td><b>Main Country: </b></td><td>[http://www.freebase.com/view/en/eritrea Eritrea]</td></tr>

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<b><i>Regions: </i></b>[http:///www.freebase.com/view/en/africa Africa]
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<tr><td><b>ISO 639-3 Code: </b></td><td>byn</td></tr>

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<tr><td><h2>Classification Taxonomy</h2>
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  [[Afro-Asiatic Group]]

    [[Cushitic Group]]

      [[Central Cushitic Group]]

        [[Afro-Asiatic Cushitic Central Northern Central Group]]

          <b>[[Bilen Language]]</b>

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