Native to Congo (DRC) Ethnicity Asua ISO 639-3 asv | Region Ituri forest Native speakers 26,000 (2000) | |
Language family Nilo-Saharan?
Central Sudanic
Eastern
Mangbetu
Asoa | ||
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 language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA