Gwari language
| Gbari | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Abuja, Kaduna State, Niger State, and Nasarawa State |
| Ethnicity | Gbagyi people |
Native speakers | 1,290,000 Gbagyi (2020) 550,000 Gbari (2020) |
Niger–Congo?
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:gbr – Gbagyigby – Gbari |
| Glottolog | gbag1256 |
Gwari is a Nupoid language spoken by the Gbagyi people, which make up over a million people in Nigeria. There are two principal varieties, Gbari (West Gwari) and Gbagyi (East Gwari), which have some difficulty in communication; sociolinguistically they are distinct languages.