Koro Wachi language


Koro Wachi, natively Tinɔr and Myamya, is a dialect cluster of Plateau languages spoken to the north of Keffi in central Nigeria. Koro language is a Hausa cover term for several local languages, such as the Jilic languages. Koro Wachi forms part of a larger cultural grouping with the Ashe.

Varieties

The Ashe share a common ethnonym with the Tinɔr-Myamya which is Uzar for 'person'. This name is the origin of the term Ejar.
Tinɔr and Myamya 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.

Distribution

Tinor is spoken in seven villages south and west of Kubacha: Uca, Unɛr, Ùsám, Marke, Pànkòrè, Ùtúr, and Gɛshɛberẽ.
Myamya is spoken in three villages north and west of Kubacha. Ùshɛ̀, Bàgàr, and Bàgbwee.