| Kakanda | |
| Also Known As: | Hyabe |
| States: | Nigeria |
| Region: | Niger State, Kwara State, FCT |
| Speakers: | 100,000 |
| Date: | 2008 |
| Ref: | e18 |
| Familycolor: | Niger-Congo |
| Fam2: | Atlantic–Congo |
| Fam3: | Volta–Niger |
| Fam5: | Nupoid |
| Fam6: | Nupe–Gbagyi |
| Fam7: | Nupe Languages |
| Iso3: | kka |
| Glotto: | kaka1264 |
| Glottorefname: | Kakanda |
Kakanda (also known as Akanda or Hyabe) is a Nupoid language of Nigeria. Kakanda is spoken in and around Kupa and Eggan (near the Niger-Benue confluence). There are scattered villages stretching from the Niger-Benue confluence to as far as Muregi. There are at least 10,000 people. It is most closely related to Gupa and Kupa, although there are also some similarities with Ebira.[1]
Baka is a Kakanda-speaking town. Blench (2019) lists Kakanda–Budon and Kakanda–Gbanmi/Sokun as dialects.[2]