Koro Wachi language

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Koro Wachi
Tinɔr
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Kaduna State
Native speakers	150,000 (2006–2012)^[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Plateau Central ? Koroic Koro Wachi
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either: `ahs` – Ashe `bqv` – Begbere-Ejar
Glottolog	`ashe1269` Ashe `begb1241` Begbere-Ejar

Tinɔr^[2]
Person	uTinɔr
People	baTinɔr

Ìzɛ̀^[2]
Person	únɛ́r ìzɛ̀
People	Bɛ̀zɛ̀

Koro Wachi (also Waci), natively Tinɔr and Myamya,^[3] is a dialect cluster of Plateau languages spoken to the north of Keffi in Nasarawa State Kagarko Local Government Area and Jema'a Local Government of southern Kaduna State in central Nigeria. Koro Wachi forms part of a larger cultural grouping with the Ashe.^[3]

Varieties

The Ashe share a common ethnonym with the Tinɔr-Myamya which is Uzar for 'person' (pl. Bazar for the people, and Ìzar for the language). This name is the origin of the term Ejar.

Tinɔr and Myamya constitute a language pair in the cluster. The Tinɔr-Myamya peoples actually have no common name for themselves, but refer to individual villages when speaking, and apply noun-class prefixes to the stem.^[2]

Distribution

Tinor is spoken in seven villages south and west of Kubacha: Uca, Unɛr, Ùsám, Marke, Pànkòrè, Ùtúr, and Gɛshɛberẽ.^[2]

Myamya is spoken in three villages north and west of Kubacha. Ùshɛ̀, Bàgàr (includes Kúràtǎm, Ùcɛr and Bɔ̀dṹ), and Bàgbwee.^[2]

References

^ Ashe at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Begbere-Ejar at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
^ ^a ^b "The Tinɔr [=Koro Waci] language of Central Nigeria and its affinities" (PDF). 20 May 2009. p. 1.

External links

Roger Blench: Koro page

Lakes

Laru (Shen)
Lopa (Rerang)
? Reshe

East

Northern	Gamo-Ningi Gyem Iguta Izora Janji Kudu-Camo Lemoro Lere Shau Ziriya
Kauru	Bina Dungu Gbiri-Niragu Kaivi Kinuku Kono Kurama Mala Ruma Shuwa-Zamani Vori (Surubu) Tumi Vono
Shammo	Zele Boze Panawa Sanga Gusu Moro Loro Bunu ? Tunzu
Other	Atsam Map Piti

Plateau

Tarokoid	Kusur–Myet Kwang Pe Shall-Zwall Tarok Yangkam
South	Ake Eggon Jijili Jili
Alumic	Alumu Toro Sambe Hasha Nigbo
Ninzic	Bu-Ninkada Ce Gbətsu Gwantu Kanufi Mada Ningye Ninka Ninkyop Ninzo Nkɔ Nungu Ayu
East	Barkul Fyam Horom
Central	Ashe (Koro) Ajuwa Cori Dangana Doka Fəràn Gwara Gyong Hyam Idon Idun Iku Izere Jju Kadara Kamanton Kulu Kuturmi Rigwe Shamang Tyap Yeskwa Zhire
Beromic	Berom Cara Iten Nincut
Yukubenic	Akum Beezen Bete Kapya Lufu Yukuben
Ndunic	Ahwai
others	Eloyi

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