Lemoro language
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| Lemoro | |
|---|---|
| Emoro | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Plateau and Bauchi states |
Native speakers | (10,000 cited 1998)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ldj |
| Glottolog | lemo1242 |
| Moro[2] | |
|---|---|
| Person | Ōdánāmōrō / Limoro |
| People | Ànámōrō |
| Language | Èmóró |
Lemoro is a Kainji language of Nigeria.
Villages
[edit source]List of villages:[2]
Bassa LGA, Plateau State (village names are in LeMoro):
- Rémà (Hausa name: Rīmī)
- Bùgú (named after a communal hunting forest)
- Òcèmà (Hausa name: Gìmí)
- Kàbàkè (named after a nearby cave)
- Kàtìrbì
- Rádé
- Bìjàró (named after the Euphorbia cactus)
- Góndòŋ
- The
- Village
- Kàzóŋgó (Hausa name: Bàkín Kògī; headquarters of Limoro District)
Toro LGA, Bauchi State (village names are in Hausa unless noted otherwise):
- Dáŋkā
- Pìŋgjél (from another language, not Hausa)
- Dáŋgárà
- Sàùké
- Dógón Sàŋgà
- Wànú (from another language, not Hausa)
- Dókà Límóró
Kauru LGA, Kaduna State:
- Kùzùntú (from another language, not Hausa)
Lere LGA, Kaduna State (village names are in Hausa unless noted otherwise):
- Gídán Wáyà (literally means ‘telephone wire’ in Hausa)
- Marmara
- Lezuru (from another language, not Hausa)
- Sabon Cini
Doguwa LGA, Kano State (village names are in Hausa):
- Lemu
- Nasarawa
- Banki
Numerals
[edit source]LeMoro cardinal numerals from one to ten are:[2]
- one – díyí
- two – lérē
- three – tááró
- four – názé
- five – sììbì
- six – tààsè
- seven – súndāré
- eight – ùrírú
- nine – tùrày
- ten – bìtúɽú
References
[edit source]- ↑ Lemoro at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- 1 2 3 Blench, Roger. 2025. The LeMoro Language of Central Nigeria: a phonology, morphology sketch and proposals towards an orthography. Cambridge: Kay William Educational Foundation (KWEF).