Pare (Kipare), also known as Asu (Casu, Chasu, Athu, Chathu), is a Northeast Coast Bantu language spoken by the Pare people of Tanzania.

Phonology +ConsonantsLabialDentalAlveolarPalatalVelarPlosive Prenasalized Fricative () () NasalApproximant, The dental fricatives /θ ð/ are only found in Swahili loanwords. /m/ can be syllabic. +VowelsFrontCentralBackHighMidLow

Additionally, Pare distinguishes between high tone and low tone.

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