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Not to be confused with Moro language (Nigeria).

Lemoro
Emoro
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Plateau and Bauchi states
Native speakers	(10,000 cited 1998)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Kainji East Kainji Lemoro
Language codes
ISO 639-3	ldj
Glottolog	lemo1242

Moro
Person	Ōdánāmōrō / Limoro
People	Ànámōrō
Language	Èmóró

Lemoro is a Kainji language of Nigeria.

Villages

List of villages:

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

LeMoro cardinal numerals from one to ten are:

1. one – díyí
2. two – lérē
3. three – tááró
4. four – názé
5. five – sììbì
6. six – tààsè
7. seven – súndāré
8. eight – ùrírú
9. nine – tùrày
10. ten – bìtúɽú