Kakanda language

Kakanda
Kakanda
Hyabe
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Niger State, Kwara State, FCT
Native speakers	100,000 (2008)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta–Niger noi Nupoid Nupe–Gbagyi Nupe Languages Kakanda; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	kka
Glottolog	kaka1264

Kakanda (also known as Akanda or Hyabe^[2]) is a Nupoid language of Nigeria. Kakanda is spoken in and around Kupa and Eggan (near the Niger-Benue confluence). There are scattered villages stretching from the Niger-Benue confluence to as far as Muregi. There are at least 10,000 people. It is most closely related to Gupa and Kupa, although there are also some similarities with Ebira.^[2]

Baka is a Kakanda-speaking town. Blench (2019) lists Kakanda–Budon and Kakanda–Gbanmi/Sokun as dialects.^[3]

^ Kakanda at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ ^a ^b Blench, Roger. 2013. The Nupoid languages of west-central Nigeria: overview and comparative word list.
^ Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.

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

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

[BlenchAtlas4-3] Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.

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