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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Africa > Nigeria > Begbere-Ejar

Begbere-Ejar

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3bqv

Population  35,000 (Barrett 1972). Ashe.
Region  Kaduna state, Kachia LGA, Plateau state, Keffi LGA.
Language map  Nigeria, Map 2, reference number 90
Alternate names   Agere, Koro Agwe, Koro Makama, Koro Myamya, Miamia, Miamiya
Dialects  Koron Panda, Koron Ache, Ejar.
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Plateau, Western, Northwestern, Koro
Comments  The alternate names listed refer to the people. ‘Koro’ is used as a cover term for several groups. Traditional religion, Muslim, Christian.