Moro language (Nigeria)

Moro
Moro
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Plateau State, Bauchi State, Kaduna State, and Kano State
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Kainji East Kainji Shammo Moro; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–

Moro is an East Kainji language of Nigeria^[1] belonging to the Shammo cluster.^[2]

Distribution[]

Moro is spoken in Plateau, Bauchi, Kaduna, and Kano states. There are about 20 villages, which are:^[2]

Villages in Toro LGA, Bauchi State: Danka, Dankarau, Doka Limoro, Falingu, Girya, Pindel, Yada Bongo
Villages in Kauru LGA, Kaduna State: Kauru Taru, Kuzuntu
Villages in Lere LGA, Kaduna State: Lezuru, Marmara, Sabon cini
Villages in Doguwa LGA, Kano State: Lemu, Nasarawa
Villages in Bassa LGA, Plateau State: Abubu, Bishen kafe, Gitu, Gondoŋ, Kabake, Katirbi, Kazongo, Legeng, Orade, Ɔkɛma, Ɔsɛ, Rema

^ Blench, Roger M. 2018. Nominal affixing in the Kainji languages of northwestern and central Nigeria. In John R. Watters (ed.), East Benue-Congo: Nouns, pronouns, and verbs, 59–106. Berlin: Language Science Press. doi:10.5281/zenodo.1314323
^ ^a ^b Blench, Roger. 2021. Introduction to the Shammɔ peoples of Central Nigeria.

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