ISO 639-3 · ekpekp
Niger–Congo family
Ekpeye
Ekpeye is a language of the Igboid branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Nigeria. Wikidata describes it as “distinct ethnic languages of Rivers State, Nigeria”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
ekp- Glottocode
ekpe1253- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 6a Vigorous
- Wikipedia
- 15 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
4levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Ekpeye |
|---|---|
| Also called | Ekpeye language |
Vitality
EGIDS 6a Vigorous6a
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Ekpeye
The branches above Ekpeye, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Nigeria
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalpcmNigerian Pidginunclassified · 47.5 m3 · Wider CommunicationhauHausaAfroasiatic · 43.9 m2 · ProvincialyorYorubaNiger–Congo · 40 m2 · ProvincialkauKanuriNilo-Saharan · 15 mfuvNigerian FulfuldeNiger–Congo · 14.5 m3 · Wider CommunicationkncCentral KanuriNilo-Saharan · 9.3 m3 · Wider CommunicationefiEfikNiger–Congo · 2.7 m3 · Wider CommunicationshuChadian Arabicunclassified · 2.6 m3 · Wider CommunicationkaiKarekareAfroasiatic · 1.8 m6a · Vigorous