Esuma (Essouma) is an extinct language of uncertain classification within the
Kwa branch of the
Niger–Congo family, once spoken in the villages of
Assinie (Asini) and Mafia in
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...
. The Esuma were vassals of the
Sanwi capital
Krinjabo, and shifted to the
Anyin and
Nzima languages.
References
Languages of Ivory Coast
Kwa languages
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