Koro Nulu language

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Koro Nulu
Koro Ija
Native to Nigeria
Region Abuja Capital Territory, near Lambata
Native speakers
4,000 (2020) [1]
Niger–Congo?
Language codes
ISO 639-3 vkn
Glottolog None
ijaz1238   Ija-Zuba

Koro Nulu, also known as Koro Ija, is a Plateau language of Nigeria, one of several languages which go by the ethnic name Koro. It is not closely related to other languages. It has very low (~ 7%) lexical similarity with Koro Zuba, which speakers consider to be a variant of the same language (along with the Jilic languages) due to ethnic identity. [2] However, the Jilic languages are Plateau and Koro Zuba is apparently Nupoid, and Koro Nulu has yet to be classified.

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