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.

Asoa
Native toCongo (DRC)
RegionIturi forest
EthnicityAsua
Native speakers
26,000 (2000)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3asv
Glottologasoa1238

Asua is spoken in the forests to the north of the Aruwimi River, between the Nepoko River and the headwaters of the Rubi River.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Asoa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Demolin, Didier. 1992. Le Mangbetu: etude phonétique et phonologique, 2 vols. Brussels: Faculté de Philosophie et Lettres, Université libre de Bruxelles dissertation.