| Ekpeye | |
| Region: | Rivers State |
| States: | Nigeria |
| Ethnicity: | Ekpeye people |
| Speakers: | 226,000 |
| Ref: | e21 |
| Familycolor: | Niger-Congo |
| Fam2: | Atlantic–Congo |
| Fam3: | Volta–Niger |
| Fam5: | Igboid |
| Iso3: | ekp |
| Glotto: | ekpe1253 |
| Glottorefname: | Ekpeye |
| Nativename: | ẹkpeye |
Ekpeye language is one of many languages spoken in Rivers State, Nigeria. According to Roger Blench, Ekpeye is classified as an Igboid language.[1] Although an Igboid language, Ekpeye has evolved to a very distinct Igboid language that is phonologically different from other Igboid languages.[2] The Ogba and Ikwerre languages are closely related to Ekpeye. Ekpeye has many mutually intelligible dialects.
| 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:
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 synchronic vowel harmony.