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Nupe

Pronunciation: /ˈnuːpeɪ/

Definition of Nupe

noun (plural same or Nupes)

  • 1a member of a people of central Nigeria.
  • 2 [mass noun] the Benue-Congo language of the Nupe, with over 1 million speakers.

adjective

  • relating to the Nupe or their language.

Origin:

the name of a former kingdom at the confluence of the Niger and Benue Rivers in West Africa

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