Ekpeye language
Ekpeye | |
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Native to | Nigeria |
Region | Rivers State |
Ethnicity | Ekpeye people |
Native speakers | (30,000 cited 1973)[1] |
Language family | Niger–Congo?
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | ekp |
Glottolog | ekpe1253 |
Ekpeye (Ekpe ye) is an Igboid language of Rivers State and Imo State, Nigeria.
Writing system[]
a | b | bh | ch | d | dh | e | ẹ | g | gb | gw | h | i | ị | j | k | kp | kw |
l | m | n | nw | ny | o | ọ | p | s | sh | t | u | ụ | w | wh | y | z | zh |
Distribution[]
- Imo State: Ohaji/Egbema LGA
- Rivers State: Ahoada East, Ahoada West, and Ogba–Egbema–Ndoni LGAs
References[]
- ^ Ekpeye at Ethnologue (21st ed., 2018)
- ^ Ngulube 2011, p. 53.
Categories:
- Igboid languages
- Languages of Nigeria
- Indigenous languages of Rivers State
- Volta–Niger language stubs