Ron | |
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Ron | |
Native to | Nigeria |
Region | Plateau State |
Native speakers | 230,000 (2020) [1] |
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ISO 639-3 |
cla |
Glottolog |
ronn1241 Ron
mang1417 Mangar |
Ron (Run; also known as Challa, Chala) is an Afro-Asiatic language cluster spoken in Plateau State, Nigeria. Dialects include Bokkos, Daffo-Mbar-Butura (incl. Mangar), Monguna/Manguna (Shagau), (20,000 speakers). [1] Blench (2006) considers these to be separate languages. [2]
Blench (2019) lists these language varieties in the Ron (Run) cluster: [3]
Daffo-Mbar-Butura is spoken in Hottom, Maiduna, Hurum, Fanga, Kandik, Faram, Mandung, Mayi, and Josho villages. [4]
Manguna (Shagau) is spoken in Manguna, Mahurum, Hurti, Gwande, Dambwash and Karfa
Although modern Ron uses a decimal system, it is well attested that in the past a duodecimal counting system was used. [5]
Ron | |
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Ron | |
Native to | Nigeria |
Region | Plateau State |
Native speakers | 230,000 (2020) [1] |
Dialects |
|
Latin | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
cla |
Glottolog |
ronn1241 Ron
mang1417 Mangar |
Ron (Run; also known as Challa, Chala) is an Afro-Asiatic language cluster spoken in Plateau State, Nigeria. Dialects include Bokkos, Daffo-Mbar-Butura (incl. Mangar), Monguna/Manguna (Shagau), (20,000 speakers). [1] Blench (2006) considers these to be separate languages. [2]
Blench (2019) lists these language varieties in the Ron (Run) cluster: [3]
Daffo-Mbar-Butura is spoken in Hottom, Maiduna, Hurum, Fanga, Kandik, Faram, Mandung, Mayi, and Josho villages. [4]
Manguna (Shagau) is spoken in Manguna, Mahurum, Hurti, Gwande, Dambwash and Karfa
Although modern Ron uses a decimal system, it is well attested that in the past a duodecimal counting system was used. [5]