Manchok (
Tyap: ) is a town in
Kaura Local Government Area as well as the Asholyio (Moroa) Chiefdom headquarters, in
southern Kaduna state
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in the
Middle Belt
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region of
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The people of the town speak Sholyio, one of the language varieties in the Tyap cluster. The town has a post office.
Geography
Landscape
The elevation of Manchok is 896 m.
Climate
Manchok has an average annual temperature of about , average yearly high of and low of , with zero rainfalls at the ends and beginnings of the year with a yearly average precipitation of , and an average humidity of 53.7%, similar to that of neighbouring towns
Kagoro
Gworok, (also ; ), is a large town in Southern Kaduna, southern Kaduna State, Middle Belt Nigeria. It is located in the Kaura, Nigeria, Kaura Local Government Area of Nigeria, Local Government Area. Gworok is a Christian-dominated town. It is h ...
,
Zonkwa
Zonkwa (Jju language, Jju: A̱zunkwa) is the Zangon Kataf Local Government Area as well as the Bajju people, Bajju Chiefdom headquarters, in Southern Kaduna, southern Kaduna state in the Middle Belt region of Nigeria.
Geography Landscape
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and
Zangon Kataf
Zangon Kataf (, also Katab, Cuttub), is a Local Government Areas of Nigeria, Local Government Area in Southern Kaduna, southern Kaduna State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Zonkwa. It is also a name of a town in the Atyap Chiefdom, ch ...
.
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People and language
People
The people of Manchok and surrounding areas are the A̠sholyio (also spelt ''Asholio'', ''Asholyia'', ''Osholio''; also called "Morwa" or "Moro'a" by the Hausa). The town is the headquarters of the chiefdom bearing their name.
Language
The Asholyio speak Sholyio, one of the dialects of the Tyap language
Tyap is a regionally important dialect cluster of Plateau languages in Nigeria's Middle Belt, named after its prestige dialect. It is also known by its ''Hausa'' exonym as Katab or Kataf.McKinney, N. P. (April 1990), p. 255. It is also kn ...
group, alongside six others - Fantswam, Gworok, Takad, Tyap proper, Tyeca̠rak and Tyuku. Jju also seems to be a part of these dialects.
Counting in Sholyio
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Politics
Manchok (or Tsok) is one of the districts and the headquarters of the Sholyio (or Sholio) chiefdom. Other districts are Azankan (Zankan), Azagwai (Gizagwai), Gbandang (Bondong), Vak (Kajim).
Notable people
* Arc. Barnabas Bala Bantex, architect, politician
* Maj. Gen. Joshua Madaki (rtd.), military service
* Agwam Tagwai Sambo (OFR) paramount ruler
See also
* List of villages in Kaduna State
This is a list of villages and settlements in Kaduna State, Nigeria organised by local government areas of Nigeria, local government area (LGA) and district/area (with postal codes in Nigeria, postal codes also given).
By postal code
By electo ...
References
Kaura
Populated places in Kaduna State
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