| Nupe | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Niger State, Kwara State, Kogi State, Nasarawa State, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria |
| Ethnicity | Nupe |
Native speakers | L1: 1.8 million (2020)[1] L2: 200,000 (1999) |
| Dialects |
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| Latin, Arabic[2] | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nup |
| Glottolog | nupe1254 |
Nupe (also known as Anufe, Nupenci, Nyinfe, and Tapa[3]) is a Volta–Niger language of the Nupoid branch primarily spoken by the Nupe people of the North Central region of Nigeria. Its geographical distribution stretches and maintains preeminence in Niger State as well as Kwara, Kogi, Nasarawa and the Federal Capital Territory.[4] Nupe is closely related to Kakanda in structure and vocabulary. There are at least two markedly different dialects of Nupe: Nupe central and Nupe Tako.
- ^ Nupe at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Roger Blench. «Oral literature genres of the Nupe of Central Nigeria». Pages 5—6.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Blench2013was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ omotolani (2021-08-17). "Discovering the Nupe people". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
