Auyokawa language
| Auyokawa | |
|---|---|
| Tirio | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Jigawa State |
| Era | attested 1924[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | auo |
auo.html | |
| Glottolog | auyo1240 |
| Linguasphere | 19-DAD(-aa) |
Auyokawa (Auyo), also known as Tirio, is an extinct Afro-Asiatic language formerly spoken in Auyo LGA, Jigawa State, Nigeria.[2][3] It is known primarily from a list of numbers, the names of the days of the week, and a phrase.[1]
Notes
- ^ a b Schuh, Russell G. (2001), "Shira, Teshena, Auyo: Hausa's (former) eastern neighbors", Historical Language Contact in Africa, Sprache und Geschichte in Afrika, vol. 16/17, Köln: Rüdiger Köppe, pp. 387–435
- ^ Auyokawa at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009)
- ^ Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.