Epie-Atissa Clan
Epie-Atissa may refer to: *the Epie-Atissa people *the Epie-Atissa language Epie (or Epie-Atissa) 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 ph ...

Epie-Atissa People
The Epie and Atissa are two Nations that live along Epie Creek, northeast of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria. Together, they are commonly known as the Epie-Atissa. The influx of the Engenni migrants to the present location of Epie-Atissa led to its expansion. The Engenni people belong to the Edoid group who share cultural similarity with the Ijaw and the Engenni. Epie-Atissa settlements include: Agudama-epie, Akenpai, Okutukutu, Onopa, Igbogene, Kpansia, Ogu, Edepie, Yenaka, Opolo, Swali, Ikolo, Akenfa, Yenagoa, and Biogbolo. They speak the Epie language. History The Epie and Atissa remain two separate Nations. The Epie have villages that run from Igbogene to Amarata; namely, Igbogene, Yenegwe, Akenfa, Agudama Epie, Akenpai, Edepie, Okutukutu, Opolo, Biogbolo, Yenizue Gene, Kpansia, Yenizue Epie, Okaka, Ekeki, Azikoro and Amarata. While the Atissa have villages runs from Onopa to Ikolo to Ogu to Agbura namely Onopa, Ovom, Yenagoa, Bebelebiri, Yenaka, Ikolo, Famgbe, Obogoro, Ak ...
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