Gbagyi is a language spoken in Keffi and Nasarawa LGAs of Nasarawa State, according to Roger Blench's Atlas of Nigerian Languages (2020), which classifies it as Nupoid (Gwari).
- Type
- Language
- Belongs to
- Nupoid
- Glottocode
- gbag1258
Gbagyi is a language spoken in Keffi and Nasarawa LGAs of Nasarawa State, according to Roger Blench's Atlas of Nigerian Languages (2020), which classifies it as Nupoid (Gwari). Other names include Ibagyi, Gbagye; East Gwari. It is also spoken in Niger and Kaduna states and the Federal Capital Territory. The Atlas cites speaker figures of 200,000 including Gbari (1952); 250,000 (1985).
Nasarawa State · Keffi · Nasarawa · Karu · Toto · Niger State · Rafi · Chanchaga · Shiroro · Suleja · Kaduna State · Kachia · Federal Capital Territory
Gbagyi
- East Gwari
- Gwari
- Gwari Matai
- An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (2020 edition) — Roger Blench, Kay Williamson Educational Foundation / McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge, 2020 · link
- Glottolog language index (resourcemap) — Glottolog · link
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- Well documented: Supported by credible sources, but not yet independently confirmed.
- Reported: Found in a credible source; further corroboration is welcome.
- Needs corroboration: The evidence is thin or incomplete; more sources are being sought.
- Disputed: Credible sources or community accounts disagree; the differing accounts are noted.
- Uncertain: There is not yet enough information to classify this responsibly.
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Archive ID: LANG-GBAGYI · Last updated 26 September 2026.
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