| Epie | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Bayelsa state |
Native speakers | 140,000 (2021)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | epi |
| Glottolog | epie1238 |
Epie (orEpie–Atịsa) is part of DeltaEdoid languages spoken inNigeria by theEpie–Atissa people.
The language has a partially reduced system, compared to proto-Edoid, of eight vowels; these form two harmonic sets,/ieaou/ and/iɛaɔʊ/.[2]
Epie has only one clearly phonemic nasal stop,/m/;[n] alternates with[l], depending on whether the following vowel is oral or nasal. (The other approximants,/jɣw/, are also nasalized in this position: seeEdo language for a similar situation.) The inventory is:[3]
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Labio-velar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | ||||
| Implosive | ɓ | ɗ | |||
| Plosive | p b | t d | k ɡ | k͡p ɡ͡b | |
| Fricative | f v | s z | |||
| Trill | (r) | ||||
| Approximant | l[n] | j | ɣ | w |
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