Gupa-Abawa language

Gupa-Abawa
Gupa-Abawa
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Niger State
Native speakers	(15,000+ cited 1989)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta–Niger noi Nupoid Nupe–Gbagyi Gupa-Abawa; ; ; ; ; ; ;
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.

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[e18-1] Gupa-Abawa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[Blench2013-2] Blench, Roger. 2013. The Nupoid languages of west-central Nigeria: overview and comparative word list.

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