Also Known As:
Asax, Asá, Aasá, Assa, Asak, "Ndorobo", "Dorobo", Lamanik, Il Konono, Asa, Aasax
Dialects & Varieties
Recollecting Words and Expressions in Aasá, a Dead Language in Tanzania
Sara Petrollino and Maarten Mous. 2010. "Recollecting Words and Expressions in Aasá, a Dead Language in Tanzania." In Anthropological Linguistics, 52: 206-216. University of Nebraska Press.
Speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
Tanzania
Location Description
"The Aasá live in the Maasai Plains south of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania... [and in] settlements including Komolo, Lendanai, Lemelepo, and Naajuu."
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
Negative
Other Languages Used By The Community
Maasai, Swahili
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Writing Systems
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Recent Resources
The wikipedia page for the Asa language. Very scant with a short vocabulary list.
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