Vori
AltnameSurubu
NativenameTiVori
StatesNigeria
RegionKaduna State
Speakers3,000
Date2016
Refe25
FamilycolorNiger-Congo
Fam 2Atlantic–Congo
Fam 3Benue–Congo
Fam 4Kainji
Fam 5East Kainji
Iso 3sde
Glottosuru1258
GlottorefnameVori
Vori language
PersonPiVori
PeopleAVori
LanguageTiVori
RootVori[1]

Vori (also called Surubu or Skrubu) is a Kainji language of Nigeria.

Roger Blench (2016)[2] reported that the people referred to as Surubu in the present literature are called Vori. Their main centre is the town of Geshere, which is west of Mariri on the Lere road. The Vori live in 32 settlements, and there are about 50,000 to 70,000 speakers.

Bina, another undocumented language, is spoken nearby.

References

  1. ^ Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages. 4th ed. Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
  2. ^ Blench, Roger. 2016. Weeping over the disappearance of Nigeria’s minority languages: how to get more reliable information and what to do about it. Presentation, Jos Linguistic Circle.