Epie language
Introduction '''Epie''' (or '''Epie–Atịsa''') is a language 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,  and .Epie has only one clearly phonemic nasal stop, ;  alternates with , depending on whether the following vowel is oral or nasal. (The other approximants, , are also nasalized in this position: see Edo language for a similar situation.) The inventory is:  LabialAlveolarPalatalVelarLabio-velarNasal         Implosive     Plosive     Fricative      Trill   ()      Approximant
References
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.