metropolitan area, the administrative headquarter of Ekpeye nation in Rivers State, Nigeria. While some Ekpeye people claim to have migrated from Benin, others believe...
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Ekpeye language is one of many languages spoken in Rivers State, Nigeria. According to Roger Blench, Ekpeye is classified as an Igboid language. Although...
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Edoid. The greatest differentiation within the Igboid group is between the Ekpeye, and the rest. Williamson (2002) argues that based on this pattern, proto-Igboid...
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people is Iwhruọnha in Ikwerre language. The name of the grand ancestor is Akalaka and their relations in Rivers State are the Ekpeye and Ogba people...
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The Ijaw people, also spelled Ịjọ, are an ethnic group found in the Niger Delta in Nigeria, with significant population clusters in Bayelsa, Delta, and...
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African Institute, London. Clark, David J. 1969. A grammatical study of Ekpeye. University of London doctoral dissertation. Blench, Roger. 2016. A reconstruction...
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The Rt. Revd Clement Nathan Ekpeye (DSSRS, JP, AP) Pioneer Bishop is an Anglican bishop in Nigeria: he is the current Bishop of Ahoada one of nine in the...
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The Ngwa people (natively: Nde Ṅgwà IPA: [ŋɡʷa]) are an Igbo group living in the southern part of Igboland. The Ngwa people are found predominantly in...
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AD. Shortly after this critical period of war, Akalaka and his two sons Ekpeye and Ogba migrated further southeast to first settle at Ula-Ubie, and subsequently...
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lexicostatistical analysis, Kay Williamson first asserted that the Ikwerre, Ekpeye, and Ogba, languages belonged to the same language cluster, and were not...
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