Gupa-Abawa language
Gupa-Abawa | |
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Native to | Nigeria |
Region | Niger State |
Native speakers | (15,000+ cited 1989)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | gpa |
Glottolog | gupa1248 |
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, Alaba, Gbedu, and Kirikpo located to the south of Lapai. Lexically, it is most closely related to Kami and Dibo.[2]
References[]
- ^ Gupa-Abawa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Blench, Roger. 2013. The Nupoid languages of west-central Nigeria: overview and comparative word list.
Categories:
- Nupoid languages
- Languages of Nigeria
- Volta–Niger language stubs