The Āsholiō tribe of the Sholiō land are located in Sholiō Chiefdom, comprising Tsōk (Manchok), Āzankan (Zankan), Āzagwai (Gizagwai), Bondong, Vak (Kajim) among other districts and villages in Kaura Local Government Area. The people are known as Sholiō, while the language they speak is Āsholiō. They are one of three chiefdoms (Oeagwork, Āsholiō and Takad) in the local government. And they have a 1st Class Chief, in southern

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in the

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region of

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. The town has a post office. Federal School of Statistics,

Geography

Landscape

The elevation of Manchok is 896 m.

Climate

Manchok has an average annual temperature of about , average yearly high of and low of , with zero rainfalls at the ends and beginnings of the year with a yearly average precipitation of , and an average humidity of 53.7%, similar to that of neighbouring towns

Kagoro Gworok, also known as Gworog ( Hausa: ''Kagoro''), is a large town in southern Kaduna State, Middle Belt Nigeria. It is located in the Kaura Local Government Area. Gworok is a Christian-dominated town. It is home to many missionaries, attracte ...

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and

Zangon Kataf Zangon Kataf ( Tyap: Nietcen-A̱fakan) is a Local Government Area in southern Kaduna State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Zonkwa. It is also a name of a town ( Tyap: Nietcen-A̱fakan) in the chiefdom of the Atyap. Other towns include ...

People and language

People

The people of Manchok and surrounding areas are the A̠sholyio (also spelt ''Asholio'', ''Asholyia'', ''Osholio''; also called "Morwa" or "Moro'a" by the Hausa). The town is the headquarters of the chiefdom bearing their name.

Language

The Āsholiō speak Sholiō, one of the dialects of the

Tyap language Tyap is a regionally important dialect cluster of Plateau languages in Nigeria's Middle Belt, named after its prestige dialect. It is also known by its '' Hausa exonym'' as Katab or Kataf.McKinney, N. P. (April 1990), p. 255. It is also ...

group, alongside six others -

Fantswam Kafanchan ('' Fantswam'': A̠byin Fantswam; '' Nikyob'': Manɡyanɡ) is a town located in the southern part of Kaduna State, Nigeria, which owes much of its development to the railway development in the area, being situated at a particular jun ...

, Gworok, Takad, Tyap proper, Tyeca̠rak and Tyuku. Jju also seems to be a part of these dialects.

Counting in Sholyio

# Āyung # Āfiyanɡ # Ātat # Ānāai # Āfwan # Āteē # Ānatat # Ārināai # Ākubuyung # Swak # Swak māng āyung # Swak māng āfiyang # Swak māng ātat # Swak māng ānāai # Swak māng āfwan # Swak māng āteē # Swak māng ānatat # Swak māng ārināai # Swak māng ākubuyung # Swak-Āfiyang

Notable people

* Arc. Barnabas Bala Bantex, architect, politician * Maj. Gen. Joshua Madaki (rtd.), military service * Agwam Tagwai Sambo (OFR) paramount ruler

References

Populated places in Kaduna State {{Kaduna-geo-stub