Toro language

Toro
	Turkwam
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Nassarawa State
Native speakers	3,900 (2000)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Plateau Alumic Alumu–Toro Toro; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	tdv
Glottolog	toro1249[2]

Toro, also known as Turkwam, is a Plateau language of Nigeria. It has lost the nominal affix system characteristic of the Niger–Congo family.

Toro is spoken in Turkwam village, located northeast of Wamba. The language is still vital, with no immediate endangerment. There are about 3,000 to 4,000 people in Turkwam village. The plural form of 'Toro people' is à-Toro-mbò). The Toro people are culturally identify with the Kantana people, who speak a Jarawan Bantu language.[3][4]

References

Toro at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Toro". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
Blench, Roger. 2004. Tarok and related languages of east-central Nigeria.
Blench, Roger. 2010. The Toro language of Central Nigeria and its affinities.

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[e18-1] Toro at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)

[Glottolog-2] Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Toro". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.

[3] Blench, Roger. 2004. Tarok and related languages of east-central Nigeria.

[4] Blench, Roger. 2010. The Toro language of Central Nigeria and its affinities.