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 The Niger River ( ; ) is the main river of West Africa, extending about . Its drainage basin is in area. Its source is in the Guinea Highlands in south-eastern Guinea near the Sierra Leone border. It runs in a crescent shape through ...

). Kupa is under

Lokoja Lokoja is a city in Nigeria. It lies at the confluence of the Niger and Benue rivers and is the capital city of Kogi State. While the Yoruba (Oworo), Bassa Nge and Nupe are indigenous to the area, other ethnic groups of Nigeria, including the ...

L.G.A. It is most closely related to the

Kakanda language Kakanda (also known as Akanda or Hyabe) is a Nupoid language of Nigeria. Kakanda is spoken in and around Kupa language, Kupa and Eggan (near the Niger-Benue confluence). There are scattered villages stretching from the Niger-Benue confluence to as ...

. Koelle (1854) is a source. Egã (Eggan) village has very few Kupa speakers.Blench, Roger. 2013.
The Nupoid languages of west-central Nigeria: overview and comparative word list
'. 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. All (*) in the list of villages are named settlements under the main village. The entire list was according to an authentic source; MA Zakari Brainbox on Kupa-Nupe Nigeria.

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Languages of Nigeria Nupoid languages {{VoltaNiger-lang-stub