Ayere (Uwu) is a divergent
Volta–Niger language of Nigeria, closely related only to
Ahaan
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It is named after Ayere village in
Ijumu LGA,
Kogi State.
[Blench, Roger. 2007. ]
The Ayere and Ahan languages of Central Nigeria and their affinities
'. The village of Ayere roughly consists of 10000 people, according to census.
Distribution
According to
Ethnologue
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, Ayere is spoken in:
*
Ondo state:
Akoko North West
Akoko North-West is a local government area in Ondo State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Okeagbe.
It has an area of 512 km2 and a population of 213,792 at the 2006 census.
The postal code of the area is 342.
Town and village ...
LGA
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Kogi state:
Ijumu LGA (in Ayere village)
See also
*
Ayere-Ahan word lists (Wiktionary)
References
External links
* ELAR archive o
Documentation of Uwu (Ayere)
Ayere–Ahan languages
Languages of Nigeria
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