The five Tarokoid languages are a branch of the Plateau family spoken in central Nigeria, just north of the middle reaches of the Benue River.
Yangkam is severely endangered, being spoken by around fifty elderly men.
Today, Tarok remains the lingua franca of the southern Plateau region of Nigeria.
Pe (Pai) has been placed in various branches of Plateau, and Kwang (Kwanka) was only recently added, but it now seems clear that the following five languages belong together.
[2] Tarok (Yergam) Pe (Pai) Yangkam (Bashar) Sur (Myet, Tapshin) Kwang (Kwanka) Shall-Zwall[3] Below is a list of Tarokoid language names, populations, and locations from Blench (2019).