Gwari language

Gbari
Native toNigeria
RegionAbuja, Kaduna State, Niger State, and Nasarawa State
EthnicityGbagyi people
Native speakers
1,290,000 Gbagyi (2020)[1]
550,000 Gbari (2020)
Niger–Congo?
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
gbr – Gbagyi
gby – Gbari
Glottologgbag1256

Gwari is a Nupoid language spoken by the Gbagyi people, which make up over a million people in Nigeria. There are two principal varieties, Gbari (West Gwari) and Gbagyi (East Gwari), which have some difficulty in communication; sociolinguistically they are distinct languages.

  1. ^ Gbagyi at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023) Closed access icon
    Gbari at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023) Closed access icon