Moro Language (Nigeria)
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Moro is an East Kainji language of
Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...
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. belonging to the Shammo cluster.Blench, Roger. 2021.
Introduction to the Shammɔ peoples of Central Nigeria
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Distribution

Moro is spoken in Plateau, Bauchi, Kaduna, and Kano states. There are about 20 villages, which are: *Villages in
Toro Toro may refer to: Places *Toro, Molise, a ''comune'' in the Province of Campobasso, Italy *Toro, Nigeria, a Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Nigeria *Toro, Shizuoka, an archaeological site in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan *Toro, Zamora, a ''m ...
LGA,
Bauchi State Bauchi (Fula: ''Leydi Bauchi'' 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤦𞤢𞤵𞤷𞥅𞤭) is a States of Nigeria, state in the North East (Nigeria), North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It is bordered by Jigawa State, Jigawa to the north, Yobe State, Y ...
: Danka, Dankarau, Doka Limoro, Falingu, Girya, Pindel, Yada Bongo *Villages in
Kauru Kauru is a Local Government Areas of Nigeria, Local Government Area in Southern Kaduna, southern Kaduna State, Nigeria. The area is 3,186 km. Its headquarters are in the town of Kauru. The postal code of the area is 811. Boundaries Kauru L ...
LGA,
Kaduna State Kaduna (, جىِهَر كَدُنا; مدينة كدونا; , ; ) is a States of Nigeria, state in the northwest geopolitical zone of Nigeria. The state capital is its namesake, the city of Kaduna (city), Kaduna, which was the List of Nigerian ...
: Kauru Taru, Kuzuntu *Villages in Lere LGA,
Kaduna State Kaduna (, جىِهَر كَدُنا; مدينة كدونا; , ; ) is a States of Nigeria, state in the northwest geopolitical zone of Nigeria. The state capital is its namesake, the city of Kaduna (city), Kaduna, which was the List of Nigerian ...
: Lezuru, Marmara, Sabon cini *Villages in Doguwa LGA,
Kano State Kano (Hausa language, Hausa: ) is one of the 36 States of Nigeria, states of Nigeria, located in the Northern Region, Nigeria, northern region of the country. According to the national census done in 2006, Kano State is the List of Nigerian st ...
: Lemu, Nasarawa *Villages in Bassa LGA,
Plateau State Plateau is a northern states of Nigeria, Nigerian state. It is located in the north-central geopolitical zone of Nigeria and includes a range of hills surrounding the Jos Plateau. Plateau State is described as "The Home of Peace and Tourism". Th ...
: Abubu, Bishen kafe, Gitu, Gondoŋ, Kabake, Katirbi, Kazongo, Legeng, Orade, Ɔkɛma, Ɔsɛ, Rema


References

East Kainji languages Languages of Nigeria {{Kainji-lang-stub