Akpes language

Akpes
Akpes
Abesabesi
Pronunciation	[àbèsàbès]
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Ondo State
Native speakers	7,000 (2021)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta–Congo Volta–Niger yeai Akpes–Edoid Akpes; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	ibe
Glottolog	akpe1248
ELP	Ikorom
	Coordinates: 7.632653°N 5.877947°E

Akpes (Àbèsàbèsì) is an endangered language of Nigeria. It is spoken by approximately 7,000 speakers in the North of Ondo State. The language is surrounded by several other languages of the Akoko area, where Yoruba is the lingua franca. Yoruba replaces Akpes in more and more informal domains and thus forwards a gradual shift from Akpes towards Yoruba. Akpes is generally attributed to the Volta-Congo Branch of the Niger-Congo phylum.

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