Dialect comparison

Lagos Yoruba vs Standard Yoruba

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

Èkó Yorùbá

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

Èdè Yorùbá Òde

The Oyo-based standard of literary and broadcast Yoruba. One of the major languages of Nigeria, with substantial communities in Benin and Togo.

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