Nupoid languages

Nupoid
Geographic
distribution		Central Nigeria; along the Niger River from the confluence of the Benue and north
Linguistic classificationNiger–Congo?
  • Atlantic–Congo
    • Volta–Niger
      • noi
        • Nupoid
Subdivisions
  • Ebira–Gade
  • Nupe–Gbagyi
Language codes
Glottolognupo1239

The Nupoid languages are a branch of Volta–Niger spoken in west-central Nigeria, particularly in southeastern Niger State and northern Kogi State. They include the Nupe, and Ebira languages, each with about 4 million speakers. Most Nupoid languages have 3 level tones.[1]

  1. ^ Blench, Roger. 2013. The Nupoid languages of west-central Nigeria: overview and comparative word list.