Arum

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A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3
aab
Alternate Names
Alomo-Atesu, Alumu, Alumu-Tesu, Arum-Cesu, Arum-Chessu, Arum-Tesu, Təsu
User Population

10,000 (Decker et al 2021g).

Location

Nassarawa state: Wamba LGA, near Wamba. Arum dialect in 7 villages; Tesu in 1.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Plateau, Alumic
Dialects

Alumu (Arum), Tesu (Chessu, Təsu). Related to Atoro [tdv]. May be related to Hasha [ybj] and Sambe [xab] (Decker et al 2021g). Lexical similarity: 45% with Atoro [tdv] (Decker et al 2021g).

Typology

30 consonant and 10 vowel phonemes.

Language Use

Used by all. Most also use Hausa [hau] (Decker et al 2021g). Many also use English [eng] (Decker et al 2021g).

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Arum
Other Comments

Christian.