Gupa
Gupa is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria.
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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, Atsuchepa, Alaba, Gbedu, and Kirikpo located to the south of Lapai. Lexically, it is most closely related to Kami and Dibo.
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Words in Gupa
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | era* | |
| name | aye* | |
| eye | awe* | |
| nose | anyiva* | |
| tooth | anyiga* | |
| tongue | amita* | |
| hand | ibwatsigba* | |
| blood | aria* | |
| bone | atsuku* | |
| skin | epa* | |
| knee | agbolo* | |
| breast | ibemi* | |
| liver | aye* | |
| water | iwan* | |
| fire | irah* | |
| sun | ewu* | |
| star | avivi* | |
| stone | tahun* | |
| mountain | epayi* | |
| tree | tsigbahuhu* | |
| night | erozu* | |
| dog | nyakpan* | |
| fish | nyika* | |
| louse | aruyah* | |
| one | igyanyi* | |
| two | aba* | |
| I | kemi* | |
| you | ife* | |
| we | keye* | |
| drink | ihwuhwu* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Kami (Nigeria)Atlantic-Congo63% alike
- DiboAtlantic-Congo40% alike
- KupaAtlantic-Congo33% alike
- KakandaAtlantic-Congo33% alike
- Nupe-Nupe-TakoAtlantic-Congo26% alike
- GbariAtlantic-Congo15% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · gupa1248 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · gpa