Auyokawa language
| Auyokawa | |
|---|---|
| Tirio | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Jigawa State |
| Era | attested 1924[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | auo |
| 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]
Auyokawa/Auyakawa people are also found in Gwaram LGA, Jigawa state, Nigeria. They migrated to this location following the conquest of the Auyo kingdom when Fulani jihad was at its peak.
Notes
- 1 2 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.