Abu Language (other) , a Tano language of Ivory Coast (ISO code)
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Abu language may refer to: * Abu’ Arapesh language (Papua New Guinea) * Adjora language (Papua New Guinea) * Bu language (Nigeria) See also * Abure language Abure (Aboulé), also known as ''Abonwa'' or ''Akaplass'', is a Tano language ( Kwa, Niger–Congo) spoken near Abidjan Abidjan ( , ; N'Ko script, N'ko: ߊߓߌߖߊ߲߬) is the largest city and the former capital of Ivory Coast. As of the De ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Adjora Language
Adjora (Adjoria, Azao) a.k.a. Abu is a Ramu language of Papua New Guinea. A supposed dialect, ''Auwa'', apparently with few speakers, may be a distinct language. One confirmed dialect, however, is Sabu, which is spoken in the northeast of the language's region. Location Adjora is spoken in the Madang and East Sepik provinces of Papua New Guinea, specifically between Angoram, Ramu, and Sepik rivers and in the northwest of Madang. It is used in approximately 22 villages. Sociolinguistics Many Adjora words have been borrowed by Tayap, a nearby language isolate A language isolate is a language that has no demonstrable genetic relationship with any other languages. Basque in Europe, Ainu and Burushaski in Asia, Sandawe in Africa, Haida and Zuni in North America, Kanoê in South America, and Tiwi ... that is spoken just to the west of the Adjora area. It is also closely related to the Waran language (also known as Banaro). Most of its 4,200 speakers are Abu (3,3 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bu Language
Bu-Ninkada (Ibut, Abu, Jida) is a Plateau language The forty or so Plateau languages are a tentative group of Benue–Congo languages spoken by 15 million people on the Jos Plateau, Southern Kaduna, Nasarawa State and in adjacent areas in central Nigeria. Berom and Eggon have the most speakers. ... of Nigeria. The two dialects, Bu and Ninkada, are ethnically distinct. Bu is spoken by about 4,000 people in the four villages of Nakere, Rago, Maiganga, and Abu. It is closely related to but separate from Ningkada (Jidda). Ningkada is spoken by about 2,000 people in the two small hamlets of Ningkada (Jidda) and Lago.Blench, Roger. M. 1999Field trip to record the status of some little-known Nigerian languages ''Ogmios'', 11:11:14. References Ninzic languages Languages of Nigeria {{plateau-lang-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |