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Nupoid languages

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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 central Nigeria, including the city of Kaduna and the capital Abuja. They include the Nupe, Gbagyi and Ebira languages, each with about 1 million speakers.

Languages

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