Bicizà

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Bicizà, also known as Mc Alley or Mista Ali, is a small town in Buji district of Plateau State, Nigeria. It borders Jos North Local Government Area and is the gateway to the state for travelers coming from Zaria, Kaduna State, and Kano State in central Nigeria. The name Bicizà means “place of wasteland.” It is a village of the Boze (Buji) people, who speak a dialect of the East Kainji language family. Nearby communities include Icizà, Zùku, Owoyoyo, Tipo, Bìdiri, Urakun, Bihol, Màlèempe, Gɔ̀rɔŋ, and Rɛ̀woo in Buji district. The Bicizà language is part of the Jere cluster within the Northern Jos group of East Kainji languages spoken north of Jos town.