Dialect comparison

Ife Yoruba vs Lagos Yoruba

Compare two dialects of Yoruba side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.

Ife Yoruba

The Yoruba of Ile-Ife, the religious centre of Yoruba mythology. A southeastern Yoruba variety with distinct vowel inventory and tonal features.

Approximate centre
7.49°, 4.55°
Lagos Yoruba

Èkó Yorùbá

The Yoruba of Lagos and the broader Èkó area. Heavily code-mixed with Nigerian English and Pidgin in everyday urban use.

Approximate centre
6.52°, 3.38°

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