Koro Wachi language

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Koro Wachi
Tinɔr
Native toNigeria
RegionKaduna State
Native speakers
150,000 (2006–2012)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
ahs – Ashe
bqv – Begbere-Ejar
Glottologashe1269  Ashe
begb1241  Begbere-Ejar
Tinɔr
PersonuTinɔr
PeoplebaTinɔr

Koro Wachi (also Waci), natively Tinɔr,[2] is a dialect cluster of Plateau languages in Nigeria. Koro language is a Hausa cover term for several local languages, such as the Jilic languages.

Koro Wachi forms part of a larger cultural grouping with the Ashe.[2]

References

  1. ^ Ashe at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Begbere-Ejar at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ a b "The Tinɔr [=Koro Waci] language of Central Nigeria and its affinities" (PDF). 20 May 2009. p. 1. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)