Bilen
Facts
- Language: Bilen
- Alternate names: Balen, Belen, Beleni, Bilayn, Bilein, Bileno, Bilin, Bogo, Bogos, North Agaw
- Language code: byn
- Language family: Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic, Agaw, Northern-Eastern-Western Agaw, Northeastern Agaw
- Number of speakers: 91000
- Vulnerability: Vulnerable [Read more...]
- Script: Latin script, Ge'ez script
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Introduction
The Bilen language is spoken around the city of Keren in Eritrea. It is the only Central Cushitic language which is spoken in Eritrea.
The verb
Verbs inflect for person, gender, number, tense-aspect, mood, and voice.
- All Blin infinitive verbs end in -na.
Verblist
- Awtitna -- to succeed
- enkelna -- to love, to like
- ferna -- to go
- genjna -- to sleep
- kntna -- to train, to learn
- Qalna (qwalna) -- to see
- Qna (qwna) -- to eat
- sabna -- to praise