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Gwari language information


Gbari
Native toNigeria
RegionAbuja, Kaduna State, Niger State, and Nasarawa State
EthnicityGbagyi people
Native speakers
1,290,000 Gbagyi (2020)[1]
550,000 Gbari (2020)
Language family
Niger–Congo?
  • Atlantic–Congo
    • Volta–Niger
      • noi
        • Nupoid
          • Nupe–Gbagyi
            • Gbari
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
gbr – Gbari
gby – Gbagyi
Glottologgbag1256

Gwari is a Nupoid 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.

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