Gupa-Abawa language

Gupa-Abawa
Native toNigeria
RegionNiger State
Native speakers
(15,000 cited 1989)[1]
Niger–Congo?
Language codes
ISO 639-3gpa
Glottologgupa1248

Gupa-Abawa is a Nupoid language spoken in Niger State, Nigeria. It is named after its two ethnicities, Gupa and Abawa.

Gupa is spoken in the villages of Gupa, Abugi-Jankara, Emirokpa, Favu, Kenigi, Kpotagi, Abete, Kuba, Avu, Dagbaje, Eji, Jihun, Yelwa, Cheku, Atsu,chepa, Alaba, Gbedu, and Kirikpo located to the south of Lapai. Lexically, it is most closely related to Kami and Dibo.[2]

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