The Nupoid languages are a branch of Volta-Niger spoken in west-central Nigeria, particularly in southeastern Niger State and northern Kogi State. They include the Nupe and Ebira languages, each with about 4 million speakers, and most Nupoid languages have three level tones.
Facts
RegionCentral Nigeria; along the Niger River from the confluence of the Benue and north 2 Proto-Language StatusReconstructed, named Proto-Nupoid, per Blench 2013 2 Browse and compare
Classification Confidence Compare
Number of Languages In the Other Atlases
Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. Glottolog: Nupoid (languoid record)
GlottologLanguoid record: child_language_count
"child_language_count": 8
Languoid record: level and category
"level": "family", "bookkeeping": false, "category": "Family"
View the Source 2. Nupoid languages - Wikipedia
Infobox: region
Central Nigeria; along the Niger River from the confluence of the Benue and north
Reconstructions section
The following Proto-Nupoid reconstructions are from Blench (2013).
View the SourceWikidata: Nupoid languages
Wikidata Q1429143, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.