Ayere language

Ayere
Ayere
Uwu
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Kogi State
Native speakers	(3,000 cited 1992)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta–Niger Ayere–Ahan Ayere; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	aye
Glottolog	ayer1245

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.^[2] The village of Ayere roughly consists of 10,000 people, according to the census.^{[citation needed]}

^ Ayere at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ Blench, Roger. 2007. The Ayere and Ahan languages of Central Nigeria and their affinities.

[e18-1] Ayere at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[2] Blench, Roger. 2007. The Ayere and Ahan languages of Central Nigeria and their affinities.

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