Asu language (Nigeria)

This article is about the Asu language from Nigeria. For the Tanzania language of the same name, see Asu language (Tanzania).

Asu (also known as Abewa or Ebe^[2]) is a Nupoid language spoken in Niger State in Western Nigeria.^[3] The Asu live in about ten villages southeast of Kontagora.^[2]

Asu
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Niger State
Native speakers	4,200 (2021)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta–Niger noi Nupoid Nupe–Gbagyi Nupe languages Asu
Language codes
ISO 639-3	aum
Glottolog	asun1235

References

1. Asu at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
2. Blench, Roger. 2013. The Nupoid languages of west-central Nigeria: overview and comparative word list.
3. Asu language (Nigeria) at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)