Ayere–Ahan languages

The Ayere–Ahan languages are a pair of languages of southwestern Nigeria, Ayere and Àhàn (or Ahaan), that form an independent branch of the Volta–Niger languages. These languages are spoken in the border region of Kogi State and Ondo State, Nigeria.

Ayere–Ahan
Geographic distribution	Kogi State and Ondo State, Nigeria
Linguistic classification	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta–Niger Ayere–Ahan
Proto-language	Proto-Ayere-Ahan
Subdivisions	Ayere Àhàn
Language codes
Glottolog	ayer1244

The ASJP 4.0 classifies the Ayere–Ahan languages as most closely related to the Yoruboid languages.^[1]

Names and locations

Below is a list of Ayere–Ahan language names and locations from Blench (2019).^[2]

Language	Alternate spellings	Endonym(s)	Location(s)
Ahan		Àhàn	Ondo State, Ekiti LGA, Ajowa, Igashi, and Omou towns
Uwu	Ayere		Kwara State, Oyi LGA, Kabba District

See also

• Ayere-Ahan word lists (Wiktionary)