Ayere (Uwu) is a divergent
Volta–Niger language of Nigeria, closely related only to
Ahaan.
It is named after Ayere village in
Ijumu LGA,
Kogi State
Kogi State is a States of Nigeria, state in the North Central Nigeria, North Central region of Nigeria, bordered to the west by the states of Ekiti State, Ekiti and Kwara State, Kwara, to the north by the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria, Fe ...
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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 10,000 people, according to the census.
Distribution
According to
Ethnologue
''Ethnologue: Languages of the World'' is an annual reference publication in print and online that provides statistics and other information on the living languages of the world. It is the world's most comprehensive catalogue of languages. It w ...
, Ayere is spoken in:
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Ondo state
Ondo () is a States of Nigeria, state in Points of the compass, southwestern Nigeria. It was created on 3 February 1976 from the former Western State (Nigeria), Western State. Ondo borders Ekiti State to the north, Kogi State to the northeast fo ...
:
Akoko North West
Akoko North-West is a Local Government Areas of Nigeria, 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 ...
LGA
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Kogi state
Kogi State is a States of Nigeria, state in the North Central Nigeria, North Central region of Nigeria, bordered to the west by the states of Ekiti State, Ekiti and Kwara State, Kwara, to the north by the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria, Fe ...
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Ijumu LGA (in Ayere village)
See also
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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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