Back Nupelər Azerbaijani Nupes Catalan Nupe (Volk) German Nupeoj Esperanto Nupe Spanish Nupe (peuple) French Nupenu lẹ GUW Nufawa Hausa Nupe Croatian Ndị Nupe IG
 Watercolour drawing of a Nupe woman by Carl Arriens (1911) | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 3.5 million[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Nigeria | |
| Languages | |
| Nupe | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Sunni Islam[2][3] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Gbagyi, Igala, Yoruba, Ebira, Kambari, Kamuku, Bariba, Dukawa |
The Nupe (traditionally called the Nufawa by the Hausas and Tapa by the neighbouring Yoruba) are an ethnic group native to North Central Nigeria. They are the dominant ethnic group in Niger State and an important minority in Kwara State. The Nupe are also present in Kogi State and The Federal Capital Territory.[4][5]
- ^ "Nupe" (PDF). National African Language Resource Center. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
- ^ Umaru Ndagi, Muhammad (January 2012). "Muslims of Niger State: A Survey" (PDF). University of Oxford. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ "Nupe", Britannica.
- ^ Nadel 2018, chapter 1.
- ^ Yahaya, Mohammed Kuta (2003). "The Nupe People of Nigeria". Studies of Tribes and Tribals. 1 (2): 95–110. doi:10.1080/0972639x.2003.11886489. ISSN 0972-639X. S2CID 158674479.