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.
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.
this entity surface form:
Nupe Tako dialect