Epie language
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Epie (or Epie–Atịsa) is part of Delta Edoid languages spoken in Nigeria by the Epie–Atissa people.
Phonology
The language has a partially reduced system, compared to proto-Edoid, of eight vowels; these form two harmonic sets, Script error: No such module "IPA". and Script error: No such module "IPA"..[1]
Epie has only one clearly phonemic nasal stop, Script error: No such module "IPA".; Script error: No such module "IPA". alternates with Script error: No such module "IPA"., depending on whether the following vowel is oral or nasal. (The other approximants, Script error: No such module "IPA"., are also nasalized in this position: see Edo language for a similar situation.) The inventory is:[2]
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Labio-velar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | ||||
| Implosive | ɓ | ɗ | |||
| Plosive | p b | t d | k ɡ | k͡p ɡ͡b | |
| Fricative | f v | s z | |||
| Trill | (r) | ||||
| Approximant | l [n] | j | ɣ | w |
References
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Further reading
- Thomas, Elaine and Kay Williamson. 1967. "Wordlists of delta Edo: Epie, Engenni, Degema." In Occasional Papers 8, p. 105. Accra: Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan.
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