Nupe language

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The Nupe language is a Niger-Congo language spoken primarily by the Nupe people in central Nigeria, especially in the Middle Belt region.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Nupe Tako dialect 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Niger-Congo language
language
natural language
alternativeName Nupe
Nupe proper
Nupe
surface form: Nupe-Nupe
associatedWith Nupe Kingdom
country Nigeria
ethnicGroup Nupe people
glottocode nupe1254
hasDialect Nupe
surface form: Nupe Bassa Nge variety

Nupe Egan dialect
Nupe Gbedegi dialect
Nupe Kede dialect
Nupe language self-linksurface differs
surface form: Nupe Tako dialect

Nupe central dialect
hasEthnologueEntry true
hasPhonologicalFeature contrastive tone
vowel harmony
iso639-3Code nup
languageFamily Atlantic–Congo languages
surface form: Atlantic–Congo

Benue–Congo languages
surface form: Benue–Congo

Niger–Congo languages
surface form: Niger–Congo

Nupoid
linguisticTypology SVO word order
tone language
neighboringLanguage Logba language
surface form: Ebira language

Gbagyi language
Hausa
surface form: Hausa language

Yoruba language
primaryRegion Kogi State NERFINISHED
Kwara State NERFINISHED
Niger State NERFINISHED
region Middle Belt Nigeria NERFINISHED
Niger River valley in Nigeria
spokenIn Middle Belt region of Nigeria NERFINISHED
Nigeria
central Nigeria NERFINISHED
status regional language in Nigeria
subfamilyOf Atlantic–Congo languages
Benue–Congo languages
Niger–Congo languages
Nupoid languages
usedBy Nupe people
usedIn Nupe radio broadcasting
local administration in Nupe areas
traditional Nupe literature
writingSystem Latin script

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nupe language hasDialect Nupe language self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Nupe Tako dialect
Nupe people language Nupe language
Middle Belt languageDiversityIncludes Nupe language