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Nupoid languages

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Subdivisions
  
Ebira–Gade Nupe–Gbagyi

Glottolog
  
nupo1239

Geographic distribution
  
Central Nigeria, along the Niger River from the confluence of the Benue and north

Linguistic classification
  
Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Volta–Niger noi Nupoid

The Nupoid languages are spoken in central Nigeria, including the city of Kaduna and the capital Abuja. They include the Nupe, Gbagyi, and Ebira languages, each with about a million speakers.

Languages

  • Ebira–Gade: Ebira, Gade
  • Nupe–Gbagyi
  • Gwari (Gbagyi, Gbari)
  • Nupe: Nupe (Nupe–Nupe-Tako), Asu, Gupa-Abawa, Kakanda, Kami, Kupa
  • Dibo

    • References

    Nupoid languages Wikipedia
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