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Moro language (Nigeria)

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Moro
Native toNigeria
RegionPlateau State, Bauchi State, Kaduna State, and Kano State
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Moro
PersonɔdaneMoro
PeopleaneMoro
Languageè-Moro

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

Distribution

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

References

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ a b Blench, Roger. 2021. Introduction to the Shammɔ peoples of Central Nigeria.