Lemoro language

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

References