The Asua or Asoa, also known as the Aka, are an Mbuti pygmy people of the Ituri forest.[1] They speak a Central Sudanic language, Asuati, and are the only Pygmy group in the east to have their own language, though it is closely related to Mangbetu.

The Asua have a patron–vassal relationship with several neighboring peoples, including, the Malele, Meegye, Makere, Popoyi, Mangbetu, and Abulu (all Central Sudanic) and the Liko and Ndaka (both Bantu).[2] The Asua or Asoa speak a central Sudanic language Asuati .

References

  1. ↑ "Asoa people - 2 definitions - Encyclo". www.encyclo.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
  2. ↑ "Asoa people - 2 definitions - Encyclo". www.encyclo.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-09-11.



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