Asoa language

Asoa
Native to	Congo (DRC)
Region	Ituri forest
Ethnicity	Asua
Native speakers	26,000 (2000)
Language family	Nilo-Saharan? Central Sudanic Eastern Mangbetu Asoa
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottolog	`asoa1238`

Asoa, also known as Asua, Asuae, Asuati, or Aka, is a Central Sudanic language spoken by the Mbuti Pygmies known as the Asua. It is closely related to the Mangbetu language, and the Asua live in association with the Mangbetu people, among others. It is the only distinctive Pygmy language in the east.