Okpe language (Northwestern Edo)

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Okpe
Native to Nigeria
Region Edo State
Ethnicity Afenmai
Native speakers
8,700 (2004) [1]
Niger–Congo?
  • Atlantic–Congo
    • Volta–Niger
      • yeai
Language codes
ISO 639-3 okx
Glottolog okpe1249

Okpe is an Edoid language of Nigeria.

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References

  1. Okpe at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)