Asu language (Nigeria)

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Asu
Native toNigeria
RegionNiger State
Native speakers
5,000 (1998)[1]
Niger–Congo?
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 (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ a b Blench, Roger. 2013. The Nupoid languages of west-central Nigeria: overview and comparative word list.
  3. ^ "Report for Asu". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2010-12-12.


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