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 |
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]- ^ Esuma at MultiTree on the Linguist List
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