Ron language

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
שפת רון
Name (Latin)
Ron language
Name (Arabic)
لغة رون
Other forms of name
Chala language
Challa language
Rone language (Nigeria)
Run language
See Also From tracing topical name
Chadic languages
See Also From tracing place name
Nigeria
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q3440432
Library of congress: sh 85115224
Sources of Information
  • Ethnologue, 1996:p. 363 (Ron (var.: Challa, Chala) Dialects: Bokkos, var. Ron-Bokkos, Butura, var. Ron-Butura. Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, West, A, A.4) index (Rone, listed as variant name for Temein language of Sudan; Baron, listed as variant name for Bokkos dialect of Ron language.)
  • Biebuyck, D.P. African ethnonyms, 1996:p. 230 (Ron (Nigeria); var. Bokkos. Chadic language)
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Wikipedia description:

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). Blench (2006) considers these to be separate languages.

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