Asoa language

Asoa, also known as Asua, Asuae, Asuati, or Aka, is a Central Sudanic language spoken by the Mbuti Pygmies known as the Asua. It is closely related to the Mangbetu language, and the Asua live in association with the Mangbetu people, among others. It is the only distinctive Pygmy language in the east.

Asoa
Native to	Congo (DRC)
Region	Ituri forest
Ethnicity	Asua
Native speakers	(26,000 cited 2000)[1]
Language family	Nilo-Saharan? Central Sudanic Eastern Mangbetu Asoa
Language codes
ISO 639-3	asv
Glottolog	asoa1238

Asua is spoken in the forests to the north of the Aruwimi River, between the Nepoko River and the headwaters of the Rubi River.^[2]