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{{short description|Edoid language of Nigeria}}
{{distinguish|Okpe language (Northwestern Edo)}}
{{Infobox language
|name=Okpe
|region=[[
|states=[[Nigeria]]
|ethnicity=[[Urhobo people|Urhobo]]
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|fam6=Southwestern
|iso3=oke
|lc1=ids|ld1=Idesa
|glotto=okpe1250
|glottorefname=Okpe (Southwestern Edo)
}}
'''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.
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