Gwari is a
kwa language spoken by the
Gbagyi people, which make up over a million people in
Nigeria. There are two principal varieties, Gbari (West Gwari) and Gbagyi (East Gwari), which have some difficulty in communication;
sociolinguistically they are distinct languages.
Varieties
Gbagye is also known as Gwari-Matai or Gwarin Ngenge, which are recently adopted cover terms.
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The Nupoid languages of west-central Nigeria: overview and comparative word list
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There are two separate Gbagyi groups living in:
*
Minna and
Kuta (more prominent group)
*around
Diko, northeast of
Suleja
Suleja is a city in Niger State, Nigeria, pop. (2016) local government area, 260,240,
just north of Abuja, capital of the Suleja Emirate. It is sometimes confused with the nearby city of Abuja, due to its proximity, and the fact that it was origi ...
Gbagye is the only Nupoid language that has the
bilabial implosive
A voiced bilabial implosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is b_<.
Features
Features of the ...
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Gbagyi (also known as Gwari) is a cover term for all the Gbari-speaking peoples, and includes many varieties.
Gbari-Yama is a cover term used for all southern Gbari dialects. There are two closely related dialects, which are:
*Shigokpna
*Zubakpna
Gbedegi is an extinct language (possibly a Nupe dialect) spoken near Mokwa (Nadel 1941).
References
Nupoid languages
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