Abua language

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Abua
Native to Nigeria
Region Rivers State
Native speakers
(25,000 cited 1989) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 abn
Glottolog abua1244

Abua (Abuan) is a Central Delta language of Nigeria.

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Abua alphabet
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References

  1. Abua at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed Access logo transparent.svg