Ekpeye people

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 a tribe of the Igbo people 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.

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 Igbo language with Ekpeye dialect.^{[citation needed]}

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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