Ekpeye language

Ekpeye chi ichi ichi ka efi ami ichi ku ma ka Rivers State, Nigeria. Roger Blench, ka kini Ekpeye che defu ichi Igboid. Ichi Ekpeye  chi ojoji nwi ami ichi Igboid language . Ami ichi Ogba kpai Ikwerre che meri Ekpeye.

Alu ku ma ko
+ 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

Phonology
Vowels
Ekpeye has nine vowel phonemes:

+ Vowels of Ekpeye Front Back Close   Near-close   Close-mid   Open-mid   Open  

ichi Ekpeye ni  nasal vowels ki jiji dun, i ni  oral contrast  kpai nasal vowels, manyi i ni allophonic variants dun.

Ugbo ki Ichi Ekpeye de
 Rivers State: Ahoada East, Ahoada West,  Ogba–Egbema–Ndoni LGAs.
 Imo State: Ohaji/Egbema LGA

References

Category:Languages of Nigeria
Category:Igboid languages
Category:Indigenous languages of Rivers State