Nupe
1 Britishnoun
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a member of a Negroid people of Nigeria, noted as fishermen, who live near the confluence of the Niger and Benue Rivers
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the language of this people, belonging to the Kwa branch of the Niger-Congo family
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In the top eight he had three Hausas, two Kanuris, one Igbo, one Yoruba and one Nupe.
From BBC
After she responded, “nupe,” Edwards wrote: “i totally did. am 20.”
From Los Angeles Times
Prison records showed that Fitzgerald also used the name Jean Nupe and was sentenced to state prison in October 2014 in Las Vegas.
From Washington Times
The youngest, Tommy, was born while Mr Corbyn was talking to Nupe members elsewhere in the same hospital.
From BBC
So combining precious metals — 18kt gold, sterling silver — with powder glass beads hand-made by the Nupe people of Nigeria, I created a collection of men’s bracelets.
From Forbes
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