Lopa language
Lopa consists of a pair of minor Kainji languages of Nigeria. The Lopa people neighbouring the Busa language have shifted to that language.
| Lopa | |
|---|---|
| Rerang | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Niger State |
Native speakers | (5,000 cited 1996) |
Niger–Congo?
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | lop |
| Glottolog | lopa1238 |
| Rerang | |
|---|---|
| Person | dɔ̀ɾìɾã́ŋ |
| People | òːɾìɾã́ŋ |
| Language | òlːèɾã́ŋ (Olleran) |
| Ollop | |
|---|---|
| Person | dɔ̀ɾóp |
| People | òːɾɔ́p |
| Language | òlːɔ́p (Ollop) |
| Urcibar (Shuba) | |
|---|---|
| Person | dɔ̀tʃíbár |
| People | òːtʃíbár |
| Language | ɘ̀ɹtʃíbár (Urcibar) |
The two languages are Rop (Ollop) and Urcibar (Shuba). Additionally, there is a native name for both dialects as a whole: Rerang, which is unusual in West Kainji languages.
Blench (2019) lists Tsupamini as a related variety.
McGill (2012) also gives the alternate name Oleran for Lopa.
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