| Koro Wachi | |
|---|---|
| Tinɔr | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Kaduna State |
Native speakers | 150,000 (2006–2012)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:ahs – Ashebqv – Begbere-Ejar |
| Glottolog | ashe1269 Ashebegb1241 Begbere-Ejar |
| Tinɔr[2] | |
|---|---|
| Person | uTinɔr |
| People | baTinɔr |
| Ìzɛ̀[2] | |
|---|---|
| Person | únɛ́r ìzɛ̀ |
| People | Bɛ̀zɛ̀ |
Koro Wachi (also Waci), nativelyTinɔr andMyamya,[3] is adialect cluster ofPlateau languages spoken to the north ofKeffi inNasarawa StateKagarkoLocal Government Area andJema'a Local Government ofsouthernKaduna State in centralNigeria.Koro Wachi forms part of a larger cultural grouping with the Ashe.[3]
TheAshe share a common ethnonym with theTinɔr-Myamya which isUzar for 'person' (pl.Bazar for the people, and Ìzar for the language). This name is the origin of the term Ejar.
Tinɔr andMyamya constitute a language pair in the cluster. The Tinɔr-Myamya peoples actually have no common name for themselves, but refer to individual villages when speaking, and apply noun-class prefixes to the stem.[2]
Tinor is spoken in seven villages south and west ofKubacha: Uca, Unɛr, Ùsám, Marke, Pànkòrè, Ùtúr, and Gɛshɛberẽ.[2]
Myamya is spoken in three villages north and west of Kubacha. Ùshɛ̀, Bàgàr (includes Kúràtǎm, Ùcɛr and Bɔ̀dṹ), and Bàgbwee.[2]