Ekpeye People
Ndi Ekpeye
Ekpeye Masquerade
Total population
226,000 ^{[citation needed]}
Regions with significant populations
Rivers State Nigeria
Languages
Ekpeye language . Pidgin . English
Religion
Christianity . Omenala
Related ethnic groups
Esan . Ikwerre . Ika people . Ukwuani .

Ekpeye people,^{[citation needed]} also known as Ekpeye Kingdom, is an Igboid ethnic group in Rivers State, Niger Delta, Nigeria. They are predominantly found in Ahoada East and some in Ahoada West Local Government Areas in Rivers State. Ahoada is an Ekpeye city in Rivers, Nigeria. Some Ekpeye people claim to have migrated from Benin. However, there is considerable congruence between Igbo language and Ekpeye.

The Ekpeye people celebrate Ogwu Ekpeye.^[1]

Politics

Ekpeye people are one of the ethnic groups in Rivers State, Nigeria.

Language

The Ekpeye people speak Ekpeye.^{[citation needed]}an Igboid language

Notes

References

Amini-Philips, Isaac C. (1994) King Nworisa of Ekpeyeland (1830–1899): his life and times Riverside Communications, Port Harcourt, Nigeria, ISBN 978-31226-6-5 ;
Amini-Philips, Isaac C. (1998) Establishing a chronology for Ekpeye history Emhai Print. & Pub., Port Harcourt, Nigeria, OCLC 53842667 ;
Ekine,Gift V. (2014)- A Concise History of Ekpeyeland and People, Osia Digital Press, Port Harcourt,Nigeria (ISBN 978-978-52044-4-5)
Ekine, Gift V. (2013)- A Dictionary of Ekpeyewords and Pronunciations, Osia Digital Press, Port Harcourt, Nigeria. (ISBN 978-978-52044-2-1)
Picton, John (February 1988) "Ekpeye masks and masking" African arts 21(2): pp. 46–53, 94 OCLC 40558650;
Clark, David J. (1971) Reading and Writing Ekpeye Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria, OCLC 2464074;
"Ekpeye: a language of Nigeria" Ethnologue;
Ajugo, U. B (2005) "The True History of Ekpeyeland :3000 BC ~ 2005 AD". A BGR Project, Port Harcourt Nigeria.

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