How the Sha falls (“Farin Ruwa”) got their name

Have you ever seen the Sha falls, which are also called “Farin Ruwa“? Located at the southwestern escarpment of the Jos Plateau, it is a tourist attraction which some years ago even became a reason for dispute, as reported in a newspaper in 2003:

John 18-21 in Ron (Butura Dialect)

Here is another sample of scripture translated into Ron. The following is a translation of the Gospel of John, Chapter 18-21 by Rev. Daniel Bitrus, a speaker of the Butura dialect of Ron. I have done some minor changes on his original text to make it more readable for speakers of other Ron varieties, [...]

The Passion and Easter Story in Ron-Bokkos

Translating the Bible into the Ron language has been on and off for the last 20-30 years. The first Ron speakers have been trained to do this already in the 80ies, at the Centre of Nigeria Bible Translation Trust in Jos. Translation Committees for the Bokkos and Daffo-Butura dialects were formed, a translation office was [...]

Waatan ti Ushuwar

Today is international women’s day. In order to honour all the hard-working women in Africa, I present a fairy tale about three women, again in the Daffo dialect of Ron. It was told by our friend, Mrs. Utawal Magwa (seen here on a picture) , in 1991. I recorded it and later transcribed it [...]

The Hare and the Crownbird

Here is another hare tale in the Daffo dialect of Ron. It was written down and recorded in 1992 by Mr. Mafulul Lek from Daffo. This time, the hare and the crownbird (Hausa: gauraka) are courting a girl. The hare tries to get rid of his rival by cheating. But his trick fails: the girl [...]

The Hare and the two Boys

The following story in the Daffo dialect of the Ron language was told by my late friend, Mr. Benjamin Macif Malau from Daffo (seen here on the right of the picture). I recorded it in Daffo in 1990 and transcribed it with the help of Mr. Mafulul Lek.