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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Africa > Nigeria > Asu

Asu

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3aum

Population  5,000 (1998 R. Blench).
Region  Niger state, Mariga LGA, villages south of Kontagora.
Language map  Nigeria, Map 1, reference number 16
Alternate names   Abewa, Ebe
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Nupoid, Nupe-Gbagyi, Nupe
Language use  Vigorous. Also use Nupe [nup].
Comments  Vocabulary has been heavily influenced by Nupe in recent years (1991 R. Blench).