Nupoid languages

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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. Most Nupoid languages have 3 level tones.

Languages

Roger Blench (2013: 4) classifies the Nupoid languages as follows. In addition, Koro Zuba is close to Dibo.

Names and locations

Below is a list of language names, populations, and locations from Blench (2019).

Reconstructions

The following Proto-Nupoid reconstructions are from Blench (2013). Some Proto-Nupe-Gbari crop name reconstructions are (Blench 2013):

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