Gbagyi language

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Gbagyi language is a Central Nigerian language spoken predominantly by the Gbagyi (Gwari) people across parts of Nigeria’s Middle Belt region.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Gbagyi language canonical 7

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Central Nigerian language
language
alternateName Gwari language
continent Africa
country Nigeria
endangeredStatus vulnerable
ethnicGroup Gbagyi people
glottologCode gbag1257
hasAlternativeName Gbari language
Gwari
hasAlternativeSpelling Gbagyiʼi
linked to: Gbagyi

Gbari
hasDialect Gbagyi Gade dialect
Gbagyi Gbedde dialect
Gbagyi Gwari dialect
Gbagyi Ngeni dialect
hasLinguisticTypology SVO word order
agglutinative morphology
hasPhonologicalFeature noun class system
tone
iso639-3Code gbr
languageFamily Benue–Congo languages
Kainji languages
Niger–Congo languages
linguisticArea West Africa
primaryLocation Federal Capital Territory Abuja
Kaduna State
Kogi State
Nasarawa State
Niger State
Plateau State
region Central Nigeria
Middle Belt
spokenBy Gbagyi people
Gwari people
usedIn local trade in Gbagyi communities
oral literature of Gbagyi people
traditional religion of Gbagyi people
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gbagyi language Gbagyi language
Nupoid languages hasMember Gbagyi language
Nupoid hasMember Gbagyi language
Nupoid hasCoreLanguage Gbagyi language
Gbagyi people language Gbagyi language
Gbagyi language Gbagyi language
subject linked to: Gbari
Etsu languageOfTitle Gbagyi language