Busuu
A language of Cameroon
| Population | 8 (Breton 1986). |
| Region | North West Province, Menchum Division, Furu-Awa Subdivision, Furu-Awa and Furu-Nangwa villages. |
| Alternate names | Awa, Furu |
| Dialects | Reportedly in Furu subgroup (2000 B. Connell). May be Jukunoid. Lexical similarity: 10% with Jukun languages, 7%–8% with Beboid languages. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Unclassified |
| Language use | Older adults at reunions. Also use Jukun [jbu]. |
| Comments | People are called ‘Furu’, and now speak Jukun. Formerly called ‘Awa’. Nearly extinct. |
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