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Nupe is a Volta–Niger language of the Nupoid branch primarily spoken by the Nupe people of the North Central region of Nigeria. Its geographical distribution stretches and maintains preeminence in Niger State as well as Kwara, Kogi, Nasarawa and the Federal Capital Territory. Nupe is closely related to Kakanda in structure and vocabulary. There are at least two markedly different dialects of Nupe: Nupe central and Nupe Tako.
Bata (Gbwata) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria in Adamawa State in the Numan, Song, Fufore and Jimeta gire Yola maiha Demsa lamorde LGAs, and in Cameroon in North Province along the border with Nigeria. Dialects are Demsa, Garoua, Jirai, Kobotachi, Malabu, Ndeewe, Ribaw, Wadi, and Zumu (Jimo). It is often considered the same language as Bacama.
Busa, or Bisã, is the Mande language of the former Borgu Emirate in northwestern Nigeria and northern Benin. It is called Busanci in Hausa, and has also been called Zugweya.
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Lunguda (Nʋngʋra) is a Niger–Congo language spoken in Nigeria. They settle in the western part of Gongola mainly in and around the hills of the volcanic Lunguda Plateau, Adamawa state. Joseph Greenberg counted it as a distinct branch, G10, within the Adamawa family. When Blench (2008) broke up Adamawa, Lunguda was made a branch of the Bambukic languages.
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Koro Wachi, natively Tinɔr and Myamya, is a dialect cluster of Plateau languages spoken to the north of Keffi in Nasarawa State Kagarko Local Government Area and Jema'a Local Government of southern Kaduna State in central Nigeria. Koro Wachi forms part of a larger cultural grouping with the Ashe.
The Kimba languages (Tsikimba; or the Kambari II languages) are a group of Kainji languages of Nigeria spoken by the Kambari people. The languages are Kimba (Tsikimba), Gaushi (Agaushi), and Wenci (Ngwunci).
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Kpan is a Jukunoid language of Taraba State, Nigeria. There are several dialects.
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The Eloyi are an ethnic group of central Nigeria. About 100,000 people identify themselves as Eloyi. They are related to the Idoma ethnic group.
Gade people, also known as BÀBYẸ̀, are one of the ethnic groups in Nigeria. They can be found in Kano State, Kogi State, Lagos State, Jigawa State, Niger State, Kwara State, Niger State, Federal Capital Territory (Abuja) and Nassarawa. The Gadé language belongs to GADOID language Classification Scheme. Gade is considered one of the ancient and oldest languages, not just in Nigeria but also in Germany, China, Togo, England, France just to mention but a few, and also one of the existing language in Nigeria that have some of its earlier History written and documented in Greek Language. The Gade people arrived at the present day Nigeria around 36,000 BCE with codified Philosophy and religion called Gaboism and Gomoism. The Gaboism consist of Norms, philosophy, education, Values, Laws and Mores, Traditions and Worships while the Gomoism have to do with rulership and leadership structure in all Gade Nations. These religions are still paramount and practicing till today. The Supreme Court in Gade Nations is called Ụdáá gbòngbòńkí headed by the Gómó and some Bátsákpá during proceedings and the system of Administration or Governance in Gade Nations is called Constitutional Mornachy in a Confederate Society. Importantly, The Gade Native Speakers are called Bábyẹ̀ and the style of speaking and writing GADE is called Rìbyẹ̀ which is literally mean Phonetics. A Gademan/Gadewoman is called Byēní. Ụbyēní/Ụbyēnú is used when referring to the Gademan/Gadewoman while Bàbyẹ̀ is the plural form of byēní.
References
- ↑ Gade at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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