Gwari | |
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Native to | Nigeria |
Region | Niger State, Nassarawa State |
Ethnicity | Gbagyi people |
Native speakers
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(700,000 Gbagyi cited 1991) 350,000 Gbari (2002) |
Niger–Congo
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Either: – Gbagyi – Gbari |
Glottolog | gbag1256 |
Gwari is a Nupoid language spoken by 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.