Ayere language

Ayere
Uwu
Native toNigeria
RegionKogi State
Native speakers
(3,000 cited 1992)
Language codes
ISO 639-3aye
Glottologayer1245

Ayere (Uwu) is a divergent Volta–Niger language of Nigeria, closely related only to Ahaan.

It is named after Ayere village in Ijumu LGA, Kogi State. The village of Ayere roughly consists of 10,000 people, according to the census.