Tarok people
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Nigeria: Plateau, Nasarawa, Taraba | |
| Languages | |
| Tarok, English | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity 86%,African traditional religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Ngas, Boghom, Tiv, Berom, Eggon, Jukun, Montol |
Coordinates: 9°08′N 9°47′E / 9.133°N 9.783°E
The Tarok are an agrarian society in the hills and on the plains southeast of Plateau State in Nigeria.
The Tarok people call themselves oTárók, their language iTárók and their land ìTàrók. They are found principally in Langtang-North, Langtang-South, Wase, Mikang and Kanke Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Plateau State in Central Nigeria. Their main town of Langtang is located about 186 kilometres south-east of Jos, the state capital. They are also found in large numbers in Shendam, Qua'an-Pan, Kanam, Pankshin LGAs and some part of Tafawa Balewa LGA of Bauchi state the Sur (Tapshin). Scattered in Nasarawa and Taraba states are Tarok farming communities. The people have been described to some extent in anthropological and ethnographical works by Fitzpatrick (1910), Roger Blench, Lamle (1995), Famwang and Longtau (1997). The oTárók are an amalgamation of various peoples who now form a more or less ‘homogeneous’ group. The constituents were of Pe, Ngas, Jukun, Boghom, Tel ( Montol ) and probably Tal origins, while others still remain obscure or unknown. The culture at a micro level portrays this admixture of peoples of the Tarok nation. The focus here is a description of their language.
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