Asoa language
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Asoa | |
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Native to | Congo (DRC) |
Region | Ituri forest |
Ethnicity | Asua |
Native speakers
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26,000 (2000)[1] |
Nilo-Saharan?
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | asv |
Glottolog | asoa1238 [2] |
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.
References
- ↑ Asoa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
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