Okpamheri language

Okpamheri
Okpamheri
Native to	Nigeria
Native speakers	92,000 (2021)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta–Niger yeai Edoid Northwestern Southern NW Okpamheri; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	opa – inclusive code; Individual code:; adu – language of Aduge village
Glottolog	okpa1238

Okpamheri (Opameri) is an Edoid language of Nigeria. The number of speakers is not known; there were about 30,000 people who spoke Okpamheri (Opameri) language in 1973.^[2] The language is moribund today.^[3]

References

^ Okpamheri at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
language of Aduge village at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
^ Hammarström, Harald (September 2015). "Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: A comprehensive review: Online appendices". Language. 91 (3): s1 – s188. doi:10.1353/lan.2015.0049. ISSN 1535-0665.
^ E.E, Odamah; A, Jimoh; M.O, Omorose (2025). "Okpameri Language: A Moribund Language". International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation. XI (XII): 583–593. doi:10.51244/IJRSI.2024.11120053.

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[e25-1] Okpamheri at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
language of Aduge village at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)

[2] Hammarström, Harald (September 2015). "Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: A comprehensive review: Online appendices". Language. 91 (3): s1 – s188. doi:10.1353/lan.2015.0049. ISSN 1535-0665.

[3] E.E, Odamah; A, Jimoh; M.O, Omorose (2025). "Okpameri Language: A Moribund Language". International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation. XI (XII): 583–593. doi:10.51244/IJRSI.2024.11120053.

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