Ikpeshi language

Ikpeshi
Native toNigeria
RegionBendel State
Native speakers
(5,300 cited 2000)
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. Ikpeshi is a minority language. Its exclusive vocabulary may stem from diffusion within the Northwestern Edo area. It does not have an orthography or literature, according to a study by the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council.

References

  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.