Ekpeye language

Ekpeye
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Rivers State
Ethnicity	Ekpeye people
Native speakers	(30,000 cited 1973)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta–Niger yeai Igboid Ekpeye
Language codes
ISO 639-3	ekp
Glottolog	ekpe1253

Ekpeye (Ekpe ye) is an Igboid language of Rivers State and Imo State, Nigeria.

Writing system

Ekpeye alphabet

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

• Imo State: Ohaji/Egbema LGA
• Rivers State: Ahoada East, Ahoada West, and Ogba–Egbema–Ndoni LGAs