Aasáx

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A language of Tanzania

ISO 639-3
aas
Alternate Names
Aasá, Aramanik, Asak, Asax, Assa, Asá, Laramanik, “Dorobo” (pej.), “Ndorobo” (pej.)
User Population

No known L1 speakers (Petrollino and Mous 2010). A few elderly rememberers (Petrollino and Mous 2010). The last fluent speaker most likely survived into the first decade of the 2000s.

Location

Manyara region: Komolo, Lemelepo, Lendenai, Lolbeni, Naajuu, and Tilil settlements.

Language Status

9 (Dormant).

Classification
Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic, South
Language Use

Shifted to Maasai [mas] (Petrollino and Mous 2010). Shifted to Swahili [swh] (Petrollino and Mous 2010).

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Aasáx
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].