The Yoruba of Ile-Ife, the religious centre of Yoruba mythology. A southeastern Yoruba variety with distinct vowel inventory and tonal features.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 7.49°, 4.55°
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Ife Yoruba vs Lagos Yoruba
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Èkó Yorùbá
The Yoruba of Lagos and the broader Èkó area. Heavily code-mixed with Nigerian English and Pidgin in everyday urban use.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 6.52°, 3.38°
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DialectIfe YorubaThe Yoruba of Ile-Ife, the religious centre of Yoruba mythology. A southeastern Yoruba variety with distinct vowel inventory and tonal features.DialectLagos YorubaThe Yoruba of Lagos and the broader Èkó area. Heavily code-mixed with Nigerian English and Pidgin in everyday urban use.CompareIfe Yoruba vs Standard YorubaAtlasExplore the atlasRead the full picture of Yoruba and the dialects within it.