Ekpeye language

Ekpeye
Ekpeye
ẹkpeye
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Rivers State
Ethnicity	Ekpeye people
Native speakers	226,000[citation needed]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta–Niger yeai Igboid Ekpeye; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	ekp
Glottolog	ekpe1253

Ekpeye language is one of many Igbo dialects spoken in Rivers State, Nigeria. According to Roger Blench, Ekpeye is classified as an Igboid language.^[3] The Ogba and Ikwerre dialects are closely related to Ekpeye.

^ Cite error: The named reference Ngulube was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Ekpeye at Ethnologue (21st ed., 2018)
^ Blench, R. (2013). "A dictionary of Ekpeye : an Igboid language of Southern Nigeria" (PDF). Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.

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[e21-2] Ekpeye at Ethnologue (21st ed., 2018)

[3] Blench, R. (2013). "A dictionary of Ekpeye : an Igboid language of Southern Nigeria" (PDF). Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.

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Ekpeye
ẹkpeye^[1]
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Rivers State
Ethnicity	Ekpeye people
Native speakers	226,000^{[citation needed]}^[2]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta–Niger yeai Igboid Ekpeye
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`ekp`
Glottolog	`ekpe1253`