Alumu-Tesu

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Alumu, Arum-Cesu, Arum-Chessu, Arum-Tesu

Population

7,000 (Blench, Spriggs, and Connell 1999). 5,000 Arum; 1,000 Tesu.

Location

Nassarawa State, Akwanga LGA, near Wamba. Alumu dialect in 7 villages; Tesu in 1.

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification

Dialects

Alumu (Arum), Tesu. Related to Toro [tdv]. The 2 dialects have only intonation differences.

Language Use

All ages.

Language Resources