Okpamheri language

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Okpamheri
Native to Nigeria
Native speakers
92,000 (2021) [1]
Niger–Congo?
  • Atlantic–Congo
    • Volta–Niger
      • yeai
        • Edoid
          • Northwestern
            • Southern NW
              • Okpamheri
Language codes
ISO 639-3 opa – inclusive code
Individual code:
adu  – language of Aduge village
Glottolog okpa1238

Okpamheri (Opameri) is an Edoid language of Nigeria. The number of speakers is not known; there were about 30,000 people who spoke Okpamheri (Opameri) language in 1973. [2] The language is moribund today. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Okpamheri at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed Access logo transparent.svg
    language of Aduge village at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed Access logo transparent.svg
  2. ↑ Hammarström, Harald (September 2015). "Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: A comprehensive review: Online appendices". Language. 91 (3): s1 –s188. doi:10.1353/lan.2015.0049. ISSN   1535-0665.
  3. ↑ E.E, Odamah; A, Jimoh; M.O, Omorose (2025). "Okpameri Language: A Moribund Language". International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation. XI (XII): 583–593. doi:10.51244/IJRSI.2024.11120053.


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