Kupa language

Kupa
Kupa
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Kwara State
Native speakers	(20,000 cited 1998)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta–Niger noi Nupoid Nupe–Gbagyi Nupe languages Kupa; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	kug
Glottolog	kupa1238

Kupa is a Nupoid language of Nigeria. Kupa is spoken in some villages near Egã (located just to the south of the Niger River). It is most closely related to the Kakanda language. Koelle (1854) is the only source. Egã (Eggan) town has a mixture of Kupa and Kakanda speakers.^[2]

References

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

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

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

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