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Kapya language

Kapya is a Plateau language spoken in Kapya village, Takum LGA, Taraba State, eastern Nigeria.

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Jul 27, 2026
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Source
Kapya
Native toNigeria
RegionTaraba State
Native speakers
200 (2004)1
Language codes
ISO 639-3klo
Glottologkapy1238
ELPKapya

Kapya is a Plateau language spoken in Kapya village, Takum LGA, Taraba State, eastern Nigeria.

Kapya is a village and the administrative headquarters of Kapya people (Benyi's). Until the coming of both Christianity and Islam, the Kapya people were followers of their own traditional religions.

There must dominant areas includes Kapya Adda , Kapya Akikai, Kapya Baba, Takum, and others.

References

References

  1. Kapya at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)