Ron language

Not to be confused with Roon language.

Ron (Run; also known as Challa, Chala) is an Afro-Asiatic language cluster spoken in Plateau State, Nigeria. Dialects include Bokkos, Daffo-Mbar-Butura (incl. Mangar), Monguna/Manguna (Shagau), (20,000 speakers).^[1] Blench (2006) considers these to be separate languages.^[2]

Ron
Ron
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Plateau State
Native speakers	230,000 (2020)[1]
Language family	Afro-Asiatic Chadic West Bole–Angas Ron (A.4) Ron
Dialects	Bokkos Mbar Daffo-Butura Shagawu Maleni Manguna Nafunfia
Writing system	Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	cla
Glottolog	ronn1241  Ron mang1417  Mangar

Butura dancers during the Nawhai Festival in Bokkos.

Varieties

Blench (2019) lists these language varieties in the Ron (Run) cluster:^[3]

• Bokkos
• Mbar
• Daffo–Butura
• Manguna(Shagau)
• Mangar
• Sha
• Butura

Daffo-Mbar-Butura is spoken in Hottom, Maiduna, Hurum, Fanga, Kandik, Faram, Mandung, Mayi, and Josho villages.^[4]

Manguna (Shagau) is spoken in Manguna, Mahurum, Hurti, Gwande, Dambwash and Karfa

Curiosity

Although modern Ron uses a decimal system, it is well attested that in the past a duodecimal counting system was used.^[5]