Asu (language)
| Asu | ||
|---|---|---|
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Spoken in |
Nigeria (State of Niger ) | |
| speaker | 5,000 (1998) | |
| Linguistic classification |
Niger-Congo |
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| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639-3 |
aum |
|
Asu (also Abewa ) is an almost extinct language spoken in the villages south of Kontagora in the state of Niger in western Nigeria .
It is a nupoid language and, together with the eponymous Nupe, forms its subgroup Nupe-Gbagyi .
The Asu speakers are increasingly using the official language English, which also serves as the lingua franca for communication with other ethnic groups.
Individual evidence
- ^ Report for Asu . Ethnologue . Retrieved December 12, 2010.