Asu language (Nigeria) explained

Asu
States:Nigeria
Region:Niger State
Speakers:4,200
Date:2021
Ref:e25
Familycolor:Niger-Congo
Fam2:Atlantic–Congo
Fam3:Volta–Niger
Fam5:Nupoid
Fam6:Nupe–Gbagyi
Fam7:Nupe languages
Iso3:aum
Glotto:asun1235
Glottorefname:Asu (Nigeria)

Asu (also known as Abewa or Ebe) is a Nupoid language spoken in Niger State in Western Nigeria. The Asu live in about ten villages southeast of Kontagora.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Blench, Roger. 2013. The Nupoid languages of west-central Nigeria: overview and comparative word list.