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Ikpeshi language

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Ikpeshi
Native toNigeria
RegionBendel State
Native speakers
(5,300 cited 2000)[1]
Niger–Congo?
  • Atlantic–Congo
    • Volta–Niger
      • yeai
        • Edoid
          • North-Central
            • Yekhee
              • Ikpeshi
Language codes
ISO 639-3ikp
Glottologikpe1243

Ikpeshi is an Edoid language based in the northwest of Edo State, Nigeria.[2] Ikpeshi is a minority language.[3] Its exclusive vocabulary may stem from diffusion within the Northwestern Edo area.[2] It does not have an orthography or literature, according to a study by the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council.[4]

References

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  1. Ikpeshi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. 1 2 Lewis, Demola (2015). "Geographic and Lexical Feature Diffusion in Northwestern Edo" (PDF). USEM Journal of Languages, Linguistics and Literature. 7.
  3. Agheyisi, R. N. (December 1984). "Minor languages in the Nigerian context: Prospects and problems". WORD. 35 (3): 235–253. doi:10.1080/00437956.1984.11435759. ISSN 0043-7956.
  4. Ekwukoma, Victor; Odiagbe, S. I. (2025-10-04). "A survey of language diversity and vitality in Edo State". Journal of the Linguistic Association of Nigeria. 5 (1): 193–203. doi:10.60787/jolan.vol5no1.418. ISSN 2488-9709. Archived from the original on 2026-04-17. Retrieved 2026-07-09.