Ekpeye language
| Ekpeye | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Rivers State |
| Ethnicity | Ekpeye people |
Native speakers | (30,000 cited 1973)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ekp |
| Glottolog | ekpe1253 |
Ekpeye (Ekpe ye) is one among many languages spoken in Rivers State, Nigeria. According to Roger Blench Ekpeye, is classified as an Igboid language.[2] Although an Igboid language, ekpeye has evolved to a very distinct igboid language phonologically different from other Igboid languages.[3] Other closely related languages to (Ekpe ye) include Engene, Ogba and Ikwerre. It is a language that has many mutually intelligible dialects.
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
- Rivers State: Ahoada East, Ahoada West, and Ogba–Egbema–Ndoni LGAs.
- Imo State: Ohaji/Egbema LGA
References
- ^ Ekpeye at Ethnologue (21st ed., 2018)
- ^ Blench, Roger. "A reconstruction of the phonology of proto-Igboid".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Blench, Roger. "A reconstruction of the phonology of proto-Igboid".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Ngulube, Isaac. "EKPEYE ORTHOGRAPHY".
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Works cited
- Ngulube, Isaac (2011). "Ekpeye Orthography". In Ozo-Mekuri Ndimele (ed.). Orthographies Of Nigerian Languages Manual IX. Nigerian Education Research and Development Council.
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