Kakanda (also known as Akanda or Hyabe[2]) is a Nupoid language of Nigeria. Kakanda is spoken in and around Kupa and Eggan (near the Niger-Benue confluence). There are scattered villages stretching from the Niger-Benue confluence to as far as Muregi. There are at least 10,000 people. It is most closely related to Gupa and Kupa, although there are also some similarities with Ebira.[2]
| Kakanda | |
|---|---|
| Hyabe | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Niger State, Kwara State, FCT |
Native speakers | 100,000 (2008)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kka |
| Glottolog | kaka1264 |
Baka is a Kakanda-speaking town. Blench (2019) lists Kakanda–Budon and Kakanda–Gbanmi/Sokun as dialects.[3]
References
edit- ^ Kakanda at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ a b Blench, Roger. 2013. The Nupoid languages of west-central Nigeria: overview and comparative word list.
- ^ Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
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