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Meaning of "Nupe" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NUPE

Nupe  [ˈnuːpeɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NUPE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nupe is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NUPE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of Nupe in the English dictionary

The definition of Nupe in the dictionary is -pe, -pes. a member of a Negroid people of Nigeria, noted as fishermen, who live near the confluence of the Niger and Benue Rivers. Other definition of Nupe is the language of this people, belonging to the Kwa branch of the Niger-Congo family.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NUPE


apay
əˈpeɪ
copay
kəʊˈpeɪ
overpay
ˌəʊvəˈpeɪ
pay
peɪ
pe
peɪ
peh
peɪ
Pei
peɪ
prepay
priːˈpeɪ
rappe
ˈræpeɪ
repay
rɪˈpeɪ
spae
speɪ
spay
speɪ
Spey
speɪ
strathspey
ˌstræθˈspeɪ
Taipei
ˈtaɪˈpeɪ
tempeh
ˈtɛmpeɪ
toupee
ˈtuːpeɪ
underpay
ˌʌndəˈpeɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NUPE

Nuneaton
nunhood
nunlike
Nunn
nunnation
nunneries
nunnery
nunnish
nunnishness
nunny bag
nunship
nuptial
nuptiality
nuptially
nuptials
NUR
nuraghe
Nuraghic

WORDS THAT END LIKE NUPE

cantaloupe
coupe
croupe
drupe
dupe
Guadeloupe
jupe
loupe
recoupe
stupe
supe
taupe
troupe

Synonyms and antonyms of Nupe in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Nupe» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NUPE

Find out the translation of Nupe to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Nupe from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Nupe» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

Nupe
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Nupe
570 millions of speakers

English

Nupe
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Nupe
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نوبي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Nupe
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Nupe
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Nupe
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nupe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Nupe
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nupe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Nupe
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Nupe
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nupe
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Nupe
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Nupe
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Nupe
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Nupe
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Nupe
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

NUPE
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Nupe
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

NUPE
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Nupe
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Nupe
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Nupe
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Nupe
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Nupe

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NUPE»

The term «Nupe» is normally little used and occupies the 125.100 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of Nupe
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NUPE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Nupe» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Nupe» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Nupe

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NUPE»

Discover the use of Nupe in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Nupe and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Grammar of Repetition: Nupe Grammar at the ...
This book catalogs these conditions, bringing to light a number of undocumented aspects of Nupe grammar.
Jason Kandybowicz, 2008
2
A Comparison of the Trade Union Merger Process in Britain ...
The third election defeat of the Labour Party in 1987 was certainly followed by a NALGO conference resolution in favour of opening merger talks with NUPE in 1988. Although practical support for the position was very much open to question,  ...
Jürgen Hoffman, Marcus Kahmann, Jeremy Waddington, 2007
3
Dictionary of Languages: The Definitive Reference to More ...
One of the NIGER-CONGO LANGUAGES of the Benue-Congo group, Nupe is spoken along the Niger and Kaduna rivers in the Emirates of Bida, Agaie, Lapai and Patigi-Lafiagi. Nupe speakers call themselves Nupeei zi, their language ezi ...
Andrew Dalby, 1998
4
Creating Africa in America: Translocal Identity in an ...
During this period, I became particularly interested in the Nupe of central Nigeria, who were key intermediaries in trans-Saharan trade with the medieval and late nineteenth-century West African forest kingdoms and who built an expansive ...
Jacqueline Copeland-Carson, 2011
5
Sources and Methods in African History: Spoken, Written, ...
Oral traditions among the Nupe report that Tsoede, "the cultural hero ... of [the] Nupe," founded the Nupe kingdom and the Edegi dynasty. E Nadel, the most famous ethnographer of the Nupe, reports this version of events virtually without ...
Toyin Falola, Christian Jennings, 2004
6
Religion, History, and Politics in Nigeria: Essays in Honor ...
The initial welcome he and Crowther received at Bida war camp when Usman Zaki was king had worn off, and he must have received information about the hardening position of the Nupe king regarding European activities and the prospect of ...
Chima Jacob Korieh, G. Ugo Nwokeji, 2005
7
Slavery in Africa and the Caribbean: A History of ...
Nonetheless, Islam spread and the influence of Nupe's political culture increased everywhere as aspects of Nupe culture and traditions were adopted by the victim population, in addition to their adoption of Islam. Indeed, before the jihad, local ...
Olatunji Ojo, Nadine Hunt, 2012
8
Cultivated Vegetables of the World: A Multilingual Onomasticon
Non/vegian Bokmal - see Non/vegian Nufawa - see Nupe-Nupe-Tako Nupe - see Nupe-Nupe-Tako Nupeci - see Nupe-Nupe-Tako Nupecidji - see Nupe-Nupe- Tako Nupenchi - see Nupe-Nupe-Tako Nupencizi - see Nupe-Nupe-Tako ...
Stanley J. Kays, 2011
9
The Cambridge History of Africa
more likely to have ruled in the later fifteenth century, when his wars with Nupe perhaps arose from that same nascent Nupe expansion which precipitated conflict with Yoruba. More certain - though the dating is still vague, probably early in the ...
J. D. Fage, Roland Anthony Oliver, 1977
10
Whistling in the Face of Robbers: The Life and Times of Dahn ...
He printed a Nupe grammar, and two dictionaries, one from English to Nupe and the other from Nupe to English. The dictionary, which when studied by thousands of businessmen in England (after it was published in London, England and ...
Dahn A. Batchelor, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NUPE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Nupe is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Tax staff pinged for sick leave
A spokeswoman for the National Union of Public Employees [NUPE] said although she couldn't comment specifically about Inland Revenue, ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
2
From Barracks To Royalty: 6 Prominent Ex-Military Officers Now …
Born in 1952 in Bida, present-day Niger State, to the family of late Alhaji Abubakar Saganuwa Nakordi Nupe, he grew up as a member of the ... «Leadership Newspapers, Jul 15»
3
Former Mayor of Newark, John Moore, dies aged 77
Mr Moore was then employed as a representative for the union, NUPE, which later become UNISON, and earned a reputation for defending the ... «Newark Advertiser, Jul 15»
4
Etsu Nupe Admonishes Officeholders On Responsible Leadership
Etsu Nupe and chairman, Niger State Council of Traditional Rulers, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, has admonished political office holders in the ... «Leadership Newspapers, Jul 15»
5
Failed biography of Hassan Usman Katsina
I was aware that was the Nupe form of ranka ya dade but I was not sure how it is written. The General wrote it in Hausa and asked me to confirm ... «Daily Trust, Jul 15»
6
The Army that lost its way – By Tatalo Alamu
As his treason trial unfolded, the Nupe war hero, combining the insight of a professional soldier with the intuition of a notable poet, cautioned ... «Osun Defender, Jul 15»
7
Crash victim named
He said:“Roger was a long-time activist with NUPE and then UNISON, before becoming an Area Organiser in June 2008. “In his current role ... «cambrian-news.co.uk, Jul 15»
8
Wales Unison organiser Roger Bevan from Swansea dies in crash …
A spokesman for the trade union said: "Roger was a long-time activist with NUPE and then Unison, before becoming an area organiser in June ... «South Wales Evening Post, Jul 15»
9
Etsu Nupe Tasks Leaders On Unemployment, Others
The Etsu Nupe, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, has tasked elected representatives to formulate policies and programmes that would impact positively ... «Leadership Newspapers, Jul 15»
10
Kogi 2015: The Peoples' Wish For A Change
Thus, Prince Audu does not necessarily need the votes of Bassa-Nges/Nupe, Bassa-Komu, Kakandas, Ogori/Magongo and other minority ... «Leadership Newspapers, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Nupe [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/nupe>. Apr 2024 ».
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