ISO 639-3 · nupnup
Niger–Congo family
Nupe
Nupe is a language of the Nupoid branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Nigeria. Wikidata counts 800,000 first-language speakers (1990). Wikidata describes it as “Volta–Niger language of the Nupoid branch”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
nup- Glottocode
nupe1254- Family
- Niger–Congo
- Centre point
- 10.00, 6.00
- Wikipedia
- 20 language editions
800,000first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
2scripts
4levels in the tree
3EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Nupe |
|---|---|
| Also called | Nupe-Nupe-Tako, Nupe language |
| L1 speakers | 800,000 (1990) |
| Written in | Latin script, Ajami script |
Vitality
EGIDS 3 Wider Communication3
Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Nupe
The branches above Nupe, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Nigeria
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalpcmNigerian Pidginunclassified · 47.5 m3 · Wider CommunicationhauHausaAfroasiatic · 43.9 m2 · ProvincialyorYorubaNiger–Congo · 40 m2 · ProvincialiboIgboNiger–Congo · 27 m2 · ProvincialkauKanuriNilo-Saharan · 15 mfuvNigerian FulfuldeNiger–Congo · 14.5 m3 · Wider CommunicationkncCentral KanuriNilo-Saharan · 9.3 m3 · Wider CommunicationefiEfikNiger–Congo · 2.7 m3 · Wider CommunicationshuChadian Arabicunclassified · 2.6 m3 · Wider Communication