Esuma (Essouma) is an extinct undocumented[2] 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.[3]
| Esuma | |
|---|---|
| Essouma | |
| (unattested) | |
| Native to | Ivory Coast |
| Region | Assinie-Mafia |
| Extinct | ca. 1800[better source needed][1] |
Niger–Congo?
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | esm |
| Glottolog | esum1241 |
References
edit- ↑ Esuma at MultiTree on the Linguist List
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2026). "Esuma". Glottolog 5.3. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- ↑ Actes du 8e Congrès international de linguistique africaine: Abidjan 24-28 mars 1969 (in French). Université d'Abidjan, Société linguistique de l'Afrique occidentale. 1971.
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