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


Categories