Ayere (Uwu) is a divergent Volta–Niger language of Nigeria, closely related only to Ahaan. It is named after Ayere village in

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LGA,

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.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, Ayere is spoken in: *

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LGA *

Kogi state Kogi State is a state in the North Central region of Nigeria, bordered to the west by the states of Ekiti and Kwara, to the north by the Federal Capital Territory, to the northeast by Nasarawa State, to the northwest by Niger State, to the ...

LGA (in Ayere village)

References

External links

* ELAR archive o
Documentation of Uwu (Ayere)
Ayere–Ahan languages Languages of Nigeria {{VoltaNiger-lang-stub

Distribution

See also

References

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