Ayere language

Ayere (Uwu) is a divergent Volta–Niger language of Nigeria, closely related only to Ahaan.

Ayere
Uwu
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Kogi State
Native speakers	(3,000 cited 1992)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta–Niger Ayere–Ahan Ayere
Language codes
ISO 639-3	aye
Glottolog	ayer1245

It is named after Ayere village in Ijumu LGA, Kogi State.^[2] The village of Ayere roughly consists of 10,000 people, according to the census.^{[citation needed]}

Distribution

According to Ethnologue, Ayere is spoken in:

• Ondo state: Akoko North West LGA
• Kogi state: Ijumu LGA (in Ayere village)

See also

• Ayere-Ahan word lists (Wiktionary)