Lopa language
Kainji language spoken in Nigeria
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Lopa or Rop (Ollop) is a minor Kainji language of Nigeria.
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Atlantic–Congo
- Benue–Congo
- Kainji
- Kainji Lake
- Oleran
- Lopa
- Oleran
- Kainji Lake
- Kainji
- Benue–Congo
| Lopa | |
|---|---|
| Rerang | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Niger State |
Native speakers | (5,000 cited 1996)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | cbq |
| Glottolog | lopa1238 |
| Lopa/Rop | |
|---|---|
| Person | dɔ̀ɾóp |
| People | òːɾɔ́p |
| Language | òlːɔ́p (Ollop) |
| Rerang | |
|---|---|
| Person | dɔ̀ɾìɾã́ŋ |
| People | òːɾìɾã́ŋ |
| Language | òlːèɾã́ŋ (Oleran) |
Lopa people neighbouring the Busa language have shifted to that language.
The name Rerang (Oleran) subsumes both Lopa and the closely related Cuba language (Urcibar) that it surrounds.[2][3]
Blench (2019) lists Tsupamini as a related variety or dialect.[4]
Name
The name Lopa likely comes from the name lópár (Lapar), which refers to both the Rop and the Shuba. Cover terms referring to both Urcibar and Ollop speakers are [dɔ̀ɾìɾáŋ̃ ] (one person), [òːɾìɾáŋ̃ ] (many people), and the language [òlːèɾáŋ̃].[2]
Location
Ollop is spoken in the major villages of àɾóp (Lopa town), ù̃jẽ ́mé (Gafara), rʷáːʃé (Raishe); and the minor villages of ʔʷéːɾà (Tungan Masu), ò̃sán (Bakin Ruwa), lópár (Lapar), áñ wá ̃ (Ana). Lopa speakers call themselves [dɔ̀ɾóp] (one person), [òːɾɔ́p] (many people), and the language [òlːɔ́p]. They refer to Urcibar speakers as [dɔ̀tʃíbár] (one person), [òːtʃíbár] (many people), and to their language as [ɘ̀ɹtʃíbár].[2]