Kupa
Kupa is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria.
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Kupa is spoken in villages in Kupaland which are Abugi, Ikin-Sami circus of villages (Kapu, Agini, Buzhi, etc), Ikin-makun circles, Kuchalu, Sampi and Eggan ( all located on the southern part of the Niger River).
Kupa is under Lokoja L.G.A. It is most closely related to the Kakanda language. Koelle (1854) is a source. Egã (Eggan) village has very few Kupa speakers.
Kupa, also as a Tribe and district as its district head called the 'Maiyaki of Kupa' residing at Abugi. It has roughly 70 villages under it.
From Wikipedia · Kupa language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Kupa
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ezawaNi* | |
| name | suna* | |
| eye | iye* | |
| nose | yinvun* | |
| tooth | ayiNan* | |
| tongue | aZan* | |
| hand | eva* | |
| blood | ara* | |
| bone | atsokun* | |
| skin | epa* | |
| knee | avukupi* | |
| breast | ibe* | |
| liver | anta* | |
| water | inyi | |
| fire | ira* | |
| sun | ehi* | |
| star | tsoaNi* | |
| stone | takun* | |
| mountain | epaSi* | |
| tree | Cigban* | |
| night | etoko* | |
| dog | amun* | |
| fish | yinkan* | |
| louse | api* | |
| one | eCo* | |
| two | aba* | |
| I | emi* | |
| you | kou* | |
| we | eyi* | |
| drink | unun* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- KakandaAtlantic-Congo43% alike
- DiboAtlantic-Congo40% alike
- Kami (Nigeria)Atlantic-Congo38% alike
- Nupe-Nupe-TakoAtlantic-Congo36% alike
- GupaAtlantic-Congo33% alike
- Asu (Nigeria)Atlantic-Congo22% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
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