Ron language
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Not to be confused with Roon language.
| Ron | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Plateau State |
Native speakers | 120,000 (1995)[1] |
|
Afro-Asiatic
| |
| Dialects |
Bokkos
Daffo-Butura
Shagawu
|
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | cla |
Ron (also known as Challa, Chala) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Plateau State, Nigeria. Dialects include Bokkos, Daffo-Butura, Monguna (Shagawu, 20,000 speakers).[1] Blench (2006) considers these to be separate languages.[2]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ron reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
- ↑ Blench, 2006. The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List (ms)
References
- Uwe Seibert. 1998. Das ron von Daffo (Jos-Plateau, zentralnigeria): Morphologische, syntaktische und textlinguistische strukturen einer westtschadischen sprache. European University Series, Asian and African Studies 27. Berlin: Peter Lang.
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