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).
Kupa is under Lokoja L.G.A. It is most closely related to the Kakanda language. Koelle (1854) is a source. Egã (Eggan) village has very few Kupa speakers.[2]
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. [3]
Towns and villages in Kupa-land | Abugi |
| Kapu |
| Mabo |
| Agini Agunpo |
| Agini Api-akuru |
| Awumi |
| Gwaci |
| Ebbe |
| Migegi |
| Fikara |
| Bagi |
| Gunji-Twaki |
| Mikugi |
| Dekugi |
| Ebwa |
| Apo |
| Dakunzhi |
| Gucidan |
| Angbapu |
| Tsanawa |
| Lagan |
| Bataku |
| Igban |
| Kayinko |
| Gbedumagi |
| Kumi |
| Nadzogun |
| Kpaji |
| Balagan |
| Gbaci |
| Kinami |
| Yinkara |
| Elaggan |
| Giri |
| Arakpo |
| Eggan |
| Ramba |
| Kuchalu |
| Elugbwara:- * Eban * Egbaci * Ekara (Karagi) * Elandza * Kpakpa * Vazhi |
| Sampi |
| Elagi |
| Batake |
| Koci |
| Buzhi * Kpagun |
| Kukaragi |
| Miza |
| Dzakanti |
| Gugurugi |
| Kpoku |
| Yaro |
| Lantsara |
| Kugbagi |
| Lusuta |
| Yekaraji |
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. [3]
References
- ^ Kupa at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Blench, Roger. 2013. The Nupoid languages of west-central Nigeria: overview and comparative word list.
- ^ a b "Kupa-Nupe, Nigeria". www.facebook.com/KupaNigeria/. MA Zakari Brainbox. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
