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Ron language

Ron (also known as Challa, Chala) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Plateau State, Nigeria. Dialects include Bokkos, Daffo-Butura (incl. Mangar), Monguna (Shagawu, 20,000 speakers). Blench (2006) considers these to be separate languages.

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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.
  • External links

  • Roger Blench, Ron Comparative Wordlist
  • Roger Blench, Dictionary of Lis ma Run (Ron of Bokkos)

  • Bokkos

    Bokkos is a Local Government Area in Plateau State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Bokkos at 9°18′00″N 9°00′00″E / 9.30000°N 9.00000°E / 9.30000; 9.00000.

    It has an area of 1,682 km² and a population of 178,454 at the 2006 census.

    The postal code of the area is 932.

    The functioning of the short-lived Plateau State University, located in Bokkos, was suspended in 2007. But the Plateau state University has recently being reopened Bokkos Local Government major tribes are Ron, Kulere and Mushere.

    Mrs. Anyamus Magit is one of the most popular contestants for the forthcoming Local Government Election. People from Bokkos include former State governor Joshua Dariye.

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