Lopa

LOP

vigorous

Alternate Names: Djiri, Kirikjir, Lopawa, Lupa, Ollaran

Dialects: Ollop, Urcibar. Marginal intelligibility between dialects; use Hausa , instead.

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Atlantic-Congo
Volta-Congo
Benue-Congo
Kainji
Western
Kainji Lake

Demographics: 5,000 (1996 R. Blench).

Nation of Origin: Nigeria

Other Comments: Those in Borgu LGA assimilating to Bisã language and culture.