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{{short description|Edoid language of Nigeria}}
{{distinguish|Okpe language (Northwestern Edo)}}
{{distinguish|Okpe language (Northwestern Edo)}}
{{Infobox language
{{Infobox language
|name=Okpe
|name=Okpe
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|region=[[Delta State]]
|speakers=25,400
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|date=2000
|ethnicity=
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|region=[[Edo State]]
|states=[[Nigeria]]
|states=[[Nigeria]]
|ethnicity=[[Urhobo people|Urhobo]]
|speakers={{sigfig|25400|2}}
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|date=2000
|ref=e18
|familycolor=Niger-Congo
|familycolor=Niger-Congo
|fam2=[[Atlantic–Congo languages|Atlantic–Congo]]
|fam2=[[Atlantic–Congo languages|Atlantic–Congo]]
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|fam6=Southwestern
|fam6=Southwestern
|iso3=oke
|iso3=oke
|lc1=ids|ld1=Idesa
|glotto=okpe1250
|glottorefname=Okpe (Southwestern Edo)
}}
}}

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'''Okpe''' is an [[Edoid language]] of [[Nigeria]].
'''Okpe''' is an [[Edoid language]] of [[Nigeria]] spoken by the [[Urhobo people]].

==Phonology==
The sound system is rather conservative, and nearly the same as that of [[Urhobo language|Urhobo]]. The vowels system is the same, and somewhat reduced compared to proto-Edoid: there are seven vowels, {{IPA|/i e ɛ a ɔ o u/}}.<ref>Archangeli & Pulleyblank, 1994. ''Grounded phonology'', p 181''ff''</ref> Of the [[Consonant|consonants]], only significant differences are the addition of {{IPA|/ɣʷ/}} and of the distinction between ''l'' vs ''n'' and ''y'' vs ''ny'': these alternate, depending on whether the following vowel is oral or nasal. {{IPA|/ɾ, ʋ, w/}} also have nasal [[Allophone|allophones]] before nasal vowels.

{| class="wikitable"
! &nbsp;
![[Labial consonant|Labial]]
![[Labiodental consonant|Labiodental]]
![[alveolar consonant|Alveolar]]
![[palatal consonant|Palatal]]
![[velar consonant|Velar]]
![[Labialization|Labio-velar]]
![[glottal consonant|Glottal]]
|-
![[Nasal stop|Nasal]]
| align=center | {{IPA|m}}
|
| align=center| {{IPA|l [n]}}
| align=center| {{IPA|j [ɲ]}}
| &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
|-
![[plosive consonant|Plosive]]
| align=center | {{IPA|p&nbsp;&nbsp;b}}
|
| align=center | {{IPA|t&nbsp;&nbsp;d}}
| align=center | {{IPA|c&nbsp;&nbsp;ɟ}}
| align=center | {{IPA|k&nbsp;&nbsp;ɡ}}
| align=center | {{IPA|k͡p&nbsp;&nbsp;ɡ͡b}}
| &nbsp;
|-
![[fricative consonant|Fricative]]
| align=center | {{IPA|ɸ&nbsp;&nbsp;}}
| align=center | {{IPA|f&nbsp;&nbsp;v}}
| align=center | {{IPA|s&nbsp;&nbsp;z}}
| align=center | {{IPA|ɕ&nbsp;&nbsp;ʑ}}
| align=center | {{IPA|&nbsp;&nbsp;ɣ}}
| align=center | {{IPA|&nbsp;&nbsp;ɣʷ}}
| align=center | {{IPA|h}}
|-
![[Trill consonant|Trill]]
| &nbsp;
|
| align=center | {{IPA|r}}
| &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
|-
![[Flap consonant|Flap]]
| &nbsp;
|
| align=center | {{IPA|ɾ}}
| &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
|-
![[Approximant consonant|Approximant]]
| &nbsp;
| align=center| {{IPA|ʋ}}
| align=center| {{IPA|l [n]}}
| align=center| {{IPA|j [ɲ]}}
| &nbsp;
| align=center| {{IPA|w}}
| &nbsp;
|}


==References==
==References==
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{{Volta-Niger languages}}

[[Category:Edoid languages]]
[[Category:Edoid languages]]




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Latest revision as of 19:08, 12 September 2021

Not to be confused with Okpe language (Northwestern Edo).
Okpe
Native toNigeria
RegionDelta State
EthnicityUrhobo
Native speakers
25,000 (2000)[1]
Niger–Congo?
Language codes
ISO 639-3oke – inclusive code
Individual code:
ids – Idesa
Glottologokpe1250

Okpe is an Edoid language of Nigeria spoken by the Urhobo people.

Phonology[edit]

The sound system is rather conservative, and nearly the same as that of Urhobo. The vowels system is the same, and somewhat reduced compared to proto-Edoid: there are seven vowels, /i e ɛ a ɔ o u/.[2] Of the consonants, only significant differences are the addition of /ɣʷ/ and of the distinction between l vs n and y vs ny: these alternate, depending on whether the following vowel is oral or nasal. /ɾ, ʋ, w/ also have nasal allophones before nasal vowels.

  Labial Labiodental Alveolar Palatal Velar Labio-velar Glottal
Nasal m l [n] j [ɲ]      
Plosive p  b t  d c  ɟ k  ɡ k͡p  ɡ͡b  
Fricative ɸ   f  v s  z ɕ  ʑ   ɣ   ɣʷ h
Trill   r        
Flap   ɾ        
Approximant   ʋ l [n] j [ɲ]   w  

References[edit]

  1. ^ Okpe at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Idesa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Archangeli & Pulleyblank, 1994. Grounded phonology, p 181ff


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