🇳🇬 Language

Ukue

Evidence: Well documented

Ukue is an Edoid language of Epinmi, in Akoko South-East LGA of Ondo State.

Key facts
Type
Language
Belongs to
Edoid
Glottocode
ukue1238
Overview

Ukue is an Edoid language of Epinmi, in Akoko South-East LGA of Ondo State. Roger Blench's Atlas of Nigerian Languages (2020) places it in Akoko South LGA (since 1996 Akoko South-East and South-West), gives Ukpe and Ẹkpenmi as names based on location, classifies it as North-Western Edoid, and cites 5,702 speakers in 1963. INEC lists the Epinmi I and II wards in Akoko South-East. Wikipedia notes that it is sometimes considered the same language as Ehuẹun.

Connections
Other names
  • Ẹkpenmi · alternative
    Blench's Atlas (2020), field 2.A: name based on location.
  • Epinmi · alternative
    Name given by Wikipedia.
  • Ukpe · alternative
    Blench's Atlas (2020), field 2.A: name based on location.
Sources
  1. An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (2020 edition) — Roger Blench, Kay Williamson Educational Foundation / McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge, 2020 · Academic source · link (accessed 24 Sep 2026)
    Supports: Ukue: location, classification, other names, speakers
  2. Glottolog language index (resourcemap) — Glottolog · Academic source · link (accessed 26 Sep 2026)
    Supports: Glottocode ukue1238
  3. Ukue language — Wikipedia · Reference source · link (accessed 7 Oct 2026)
    Supports: Ukue: location or description
  4. Directory of Polling Units: Ondo State (Revised January 2015) — Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), 2015-01 · Official source · link (accessed 7 Oct 2026)
    Supports: Ukue: location or description
How evidence is graded
  • Verified: Supported by an official source, or by two or more independent sources that agree.
  • Well documented: Supported by credible sources, but not yet independently confirmed.
  • Reported: Found in a credible source; further corroboration is welcome.
  • Needs corroboration: The evidence is thin or incomplete; more sources are being sought.
  • Disputed: Credible sources or community accounts disagree; the differing accounts are noted.
  • Uncertain: There is not yet enough information to classify this responsibly.

Sources are marked official, academic, reference, community or general web. Sources that copy each other count as one. Oral traditions are recorded as traditions, not as proven fact.

Archive ID: LANG-UKUE · Last updated 7 October 2026. Spotted an error or have a source to add? Tell us.

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