Tarok language


Tarok is a regionally important Plateau language in the Langtang area of southeast Plateau State, Nigeria, where it serves as a local lingua franca. Blench estimates around 150,000 speakers.

Names for other languages

As the local lingua franca, the Tarok feature prominently in the local ethnic composition of southeast Plateau State. Many Tarok clans can also trace their ancestries back to Chadic-speaking peoples, pointing to a long history of Chadic peoples assimilating into Tarok society. Some Tarok names for neighbouring languages according to Longtau :
LanguageClassificationTarok name
NgasWest Chadic A.3Dúk
BoghomWest Chadic B.3Burom
DuguriJarawanDuguri
GoemaiWest Chadic A.3Lar
Jukun-WaseJukunoidJor
KanamWest Chadic B.3 ?
KantanaJarawanKantana
TelWest Chadic A.3Dwal
PeTarokoidPe
TalWest Chadic A.3Tal
SurTarokoid
YangkamTarokoidYangkam
YiwomWest Chadic A.3Zhan
ZaarWest Chadic B.3Zhim

Writing system