Kakanda language

Kakanda
Hyabe
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Niger State, Kwara State, FCT
Native speakers	100,000 (2008) [1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta–Niger noi Nupoid Nupe–Gbagyi Nupe languages Core Nupe Gupa cluster Kakanda
Language codes
ISO 639-3	kka
Glottolog	kaka1264

Kakanda (also known as Akanda or Hyabe ^[2] ) is a Nupoid language of Nigeria. Kakanda is spoken in and around Kupa and Eggan (near the Niger-Benue confluence). There are scattered villages stretching from the Niger-Benue confluence to as far as Muregi. There are at least 10,000 people. It is most closely related to Gupa and Kupa, although there are also some similarities with Ebira. ^[2]

Baka is a Kakanda-speaking town. Blench (2019) lists Kakanda–Budon and Kakanda–Gbanmi/Sokun as dialects. ^[3]

References

1. Kakanda at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
2. Blench, Roger. 2013. The Nupoid languages of west-central Nigeria: overview and comparative word list .
3. Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.