Esuma language
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| Esuma | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Ivory Coast |
| Extinct | ca. 1800[1] |
Niger–Congo?
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | esm |
esm | |
| Glottolog | esum1241 |
| ELP | Lua error in Module:Endangered_Languages_Project at line 21: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
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. The Esuma were vassals of the Sanwi capital Krinjabo, and shifted to the Anyin and Nzima languages.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Esuma at MultiTree on the Linguist List
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