Chori, Kaduna
Chori Cori | |
|---|---|
Rural | |
 Sabon Gari Chori market junction | |
  Chori | |
| Coordinates: 09°31′57″N 08°04′19″E / 9.53250°N 8.07194°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. [1] | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Kaduna State |
| LGA | Jaba |
| District | Nok |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (WAT) |
| Climate | Aw |
Chori is a rural community and a people located in the district of Nok, Jaba Local Government Area in southern Kaduna State region of Middle Belt, Nigeria. Its postal code is 801110[2] and has a popular river called River Chori, which is also called Baisuga, from which, in 1994, a water supply project aimed at providing water supplies for communities in southern Kaduna State was based.[3][4][not in citation given] These people are also present in Jema'a Local Government Area of Kaduna State.[5]
Language Overview
The people of Chori speak Cori or Kyoli, a Niger-Congo language with an estimated 7,000 to 8,000 speakers, primarily within the Kwoli ethnic group. It is the predominant language in community domains. These people are multilingual, speaking neighboring languages like Hyam, Hausa, and English. Without language development initiatives, there may be a shift towards greater use of Hausa or English.
References
- ↑ "Chori, Chori, Jaba, Kaduna State, Nigeria". mindat.org. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
- ↑ "Chori zip code". geo.mycyber.org. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
- ↑ "River Chori,KadunaState,Nigeria". mindat.org. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ↑ Jobin, William (September 2, 2003). Dams and Disease. United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis. p. 251. ISBN 9780203477182. Retrieved September 29, 2025. Search this book on
- ↑ Frawley, William (March 24, 2003). International Encyclopedia of Linguistics. United States: Oxford University Press, USA. p. 355. ISBN 9780199771783. Retrieved September 29, 2025. Search this book on
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