Koro Wachi | |
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Tinɔr | |
Native to | Nigeria |
Region | Kaduna State |
Native speakers | 150,000 (2006–2012)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Either:ahs – Ashebqv – Begbere-Ejar |
Glottolog | ashe1269 Ashebegb1241 Begbere-Ejar |
Tinɔr[2] | |
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Person | uTinɔr |
People | baTinɔr |
Ìzɛ̀[2] | |
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Person | únɛ́r ìzɛ̀ |
People | Bɛ̀zɛ̀ |
Koro Wachi (also Waci), natively Tinɔr and Myamya,[3] is a dialect clusterofPlateau languages spoken to the north of KeffiinNasarawa 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]
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]
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]
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