ekpeye language

{{Short description|Distinct Igboid language spoken in Rivers State and Bayelsa State, Nigeria}}

{{Infobox language

| name = Ekpeye

| region = Rivers State

| states = Nigeria

| ethnicity = Ekpeye people

| speakers = 226,000{{cn|date=March 2024}}

| date =

| ref = e21

| familycolor = Niger-Congo

| fam2 = Atlantic–Congo

| fam3 = Volta–Niger

| fam4 = {{Sm|yeai}}

| fam5 = Igboid

| iso3 = ekp

| glotto = ekpe1253

| glottorefname = Ekpeye

| nativename = ẹkpeye

}}

Ekpeye language is one of many Igbo dialects spoken in Rivers State, Nigeria. According to Roger Blench, Ekpeye is classified as an Igboid language.{{Cite journal |last=Blench |first=R. |date=2013 |title=A dictionary of Ekpeye : an Igboid language of Southern Nigeria |url=https://www.rogerblench.info/Language/Niger-Congo/VN/Igboid/Ekpeye%20dictionary.pdf |journal=Kay Williamson Educational Foundation}} The Ogba and Ikwerre dialects are closely related to Ekpeye.