Nupe language

Nupe language is spoken primarily by the Nupe people (Nufawa, Nupeci, Nupecidji, Nupenchi, Nupencizi) of the Middle Belt region of Nigeria; its geographical distribution is limited to the west-central portion of this region and maintains pre-eminence in Niger State.

Nupe is a vibrant ethnic group predominantly in the North-Central zone of Nigeria in states such as Niger, Kwara, Kogi, Nasarawa, Benue and the Federal Capital territory. They are also a minority of them located at Yauri, Kebbi state in the far North West Zone. The language whose speakers are referred to as Nupecizhi or Nupes and Takpa by Yorubas, Nufawa by Hausas and whose origin is traced back to the Middle ages when the Egyptians invaded the then Southern Nubian and Congo basin led to the massive migration of some of its people to settle along the coastal areas of river Niger and Kaduna.

Nupe Language is a tonal language, a common trait of most African languages which use all sorts of speeches for effective and efficient communication. The speeches come in form of egankogi (parable), gangba (warning), egancin (idiom), ecingi (riddle/tales), eganmagan (proverb).