Gupa-Abawa language

Nupoid language of Niger State, Nigeria
Gupa-Abawa
Native toNigeria
RegionNiger State
Native speakers
(15,000 cited 1989)[1]
Language family
Niger–Congo?
  • Atlantic–Congo
    • Volta–Niger
      • Gupa-Abawa is a Nupoid language spoken in Niger State, Nigeria. It is named after its two ethnicities, Gupa and Abawa.

        Gupa is spoken in the villages of Gupa, Abugi-Jankara, Emirokpa, Favu, Kenigi, Kpotagi, Abete, Kuba, Avu, Dagbaje, Eji, Jihun, Yelwa, Cheku, Atsu,chepa, Alaba, Gbedu, and Kirikpo located to the south of Lapai. Lexically, it is most closely related to Kami and Dibo.[2]

        References

        1. ^ Gupa-Abawa at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
        2. ^ Blench, Roger. 2013. The Nupoid languages of west-central Nigeria: overview and comparative word list.
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