Asu language (Nigeria)

This article is about the Asu language from Nigeria. For the Tanzania language of the same name, see Asu language (Tanzania).
Asu
Native toNigeria
RegionNiger State
Native speakers
4,200 (2021)[1]
Niger–Congo?
  • Atlantic–Congo
    • Volta–Niger
      • noi
        • Nupoid
          • Nupe–Gbagyi
            • Nupe languages
              • Asu
Language codes
ISO 639-3aum
Glottologasun1235

Asu (also known as Abewa or Ebe[2]) is a Nupoid language spoken in Niger State in Western Nigeria.[3] The Asu live in about ten villages southeast of Kontagora.[2]

References

  1. ^ Asu at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ a b Blench, Roger. 2013. The Nupoid languages of west-central Nigeria: overview and comparative word list.
  3. ^ Asu language (Nigeria) at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon


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