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The Uneme language is the language of the inhabitants of Ekpedo community in Akoko Edo(Edo North). This work aimed at giving a detailed account on the effects of multiple languages on the Uneme Ekpedo people, it is discovered that the language is under-utilized in formal settings and shares equal status with other languages in informal settings, hence a thorough examination of the linguistic situation of this community is presented in this research work. This work is targeted at finding the vitality of the Uneme language with a view to knowing the prestige and danger of extinction of the language. The framework of this study is sociolinguistics framework and it is targeted at bringing into limelight effect of language, and in this case multilinqualism has on a society. Chapter one provides an introduction of the study, statement of the problem, purpose of the study, research questions, significance of study, scope and limitations. Chapter two provides a review of related literature and theoritical framework. Chapter three entails a look into research design and methodology, population of study, area of study research instrument, sampling method/data collection and method of data analysis, the present study employed data obtained through questionnaire. chapter four contains the analysis and discussions. Chapter five summary of findings, conclusion, recommendations, references and appendix
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