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Nupoid language of Nigeria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gade (Gede) is a Nupoid language of Nigeria. Glottolog 4.7 (2022) classifies it as an independent branch of Gadoid/Babyoid rather than as a Nupoid language.
Gade | |
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Native to | Nigeria |
Region | Nasarawa state |
Native speakers | 72,000 (2000)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | ged |
Glottolog | gade1242 |
There exist Rìpyónọ (Standard Rìbyẹ̀), Rìbyẹ̀ gâpá (northern dialect) and Rìbyẹ̀ dialect (southern dialect) of Gade, which are mutually comprehensible. (GT Obadiah, 2023).
Ethnologue lists the following locations: