Lopa language

Lopa
Rerang
Native toNigeria
RegionNiger State
Native speakers
(5,000 cited 1996)
Dialects
  • Tsupamini
Language codes
ISO 639-3cbq
Glottologlopa1238
Lopa/Rop
Persondɔ̀ɾóp
Peopleòːɾɔ́p
Languageòlːɔ́p (Ollop)
Rerang
Persondɔ̀ɾìɾã́ŋ
Peopleòːɾìɾã́ŋ
Languageòlːèɾã́ŋ (Oleran)

Lopa or Rop (Ollop) is a minor Kainji language of Nigeria.

Lopa people neighbouring the Busa language have shifted to that language.

The name Rerang (Oleran) subsumes both Lopa and the closely related Cuba language (Urcibar) that it surrounds.

Blench (2019) lists Tsupamini as a related variety or dialect.