diff --git a/lib/linguist/languages.yml b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
index 4871c0f4..fe1ce3c5 100644
--- a/lib/linguist/languages.yml
+++ b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
@@ -1395,6 +1395,14 @@ Nimrod:
   - .nim
   - .nimrod
 
+Nit:
+  type: programming
+  #lexer: Nit
+  lexer: Text only
+  color: "#0d8921"
+  extensions:
+  - .nit
+
 Nix:
   type: programming
   lexer: Nix