Asu
A language of Tanzania
| Population | 500,000 (2000). 5% monolingual. |
| Region | Northeast, Kilimanjaro region, Pare Mountains, Mwanga and Same districts. |
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Tanzania, reference number 52 |
| Alternate names | Athu, Casu, Chasu, Chiasu, Pare |
| Dialects | Related to Taveta [tvs]. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, G, Shambala (G.20) |
| Language use | Vigorous. Home, religion. Most also use Swahili [swh]. Some also use English. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 80%. NT: 1922–1967. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | ‘Wapare’ is an ethnic group name. Christian, Muslim. |
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