Gupa-Abawa language

Gupa-Abawa is a Nupoid language spoken in Niger State, Nigeria. It is named after its two ethnicities, Gupa and Abawa.

Gupa-Abawa
Native toNigeria
RegionNiger State
Native speakers
(15,000+ cited 1989)[1]
Niger–Congo?
  • Atlantic–Congo
    • Volta–Niger
      • noi
        • Nupoid
          • Nupe–Gbagyi
            • Nupe languages
              • Gupa-Abawa
Language codes
ISO 639-3gpa
Glottologgupa1248

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
  1. Gupa-Abawa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Blench, Roger. 2013. The Nupoid languages of west-central Nigeria: overview and comparative word list.


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