Native to Ivory Coast ISO 639-3 esm Glottolog esum1241 | Extinct ca. 1800 Linguist list esm | |
Language family Niger–Congo
Atlantic–Congo
Kwa
(unclassified)
Esuma | ||
Esuma (Essouma) is an extinct language of uncertain classification within the Kwa branch of the Niger–Congo family, once spoken in the villages of Assinie (Asini) and Mafia in Ivory Coast. The Esuma were vassals of the Sanwi capital Krinjabo, and shifted to the Anyin and Nzima languages.
References
Esuma language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA