| Ekpeye | |
|---|---|
| ẹkpeye[1] | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Rivers State |
| Ethnicity | Ekpeye people |
Native speakers | 226,000[citation needed][2] |
Niger–Congo?
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ekp |
| Glottolog | ekpe1253 |
Ekpeye language is one of manyIgbo dialects spoken inRivers State,Nigeria. According to Roger Blench, Ekpeye is classified as anIgboid language.[3] TheOgba andIkwerre dialects are closely related to Ekpeye.
| 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 |
Ekpeye has nine vowel phonemes:
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u |
| Near-close | ɪ | ʊ |
| Close-mid | e | o |
| Open-mid | ɛ | ɔ |
| Open | a | |
The language has no long nasal vowels, no contrast between oral and nasal vowels, and no allophonic variants. The vowels carry tones, as Ekpeye is a tonal language. Ekpeye exhibits active synchronicvowel harmony.[1]
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