Èkó Yorùbá
The Yoruba of Lagos and the broader Èkó area. Heavily code-mixed with Nigerian English and Pidgin in everyday urban use.
Standard Yoruba
Also known as: 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.
Shareable facts
Want a Standard Yoruba app?
Vote and we'll prioritise it. Top-voted dialects move up the roadmap. One vote per email.
Frequently asked questions
What language is Standard Yoruba?
Standard Yoruba is a dialect of the Yoruba language.
Where is Standard Yoruba spoken?
Standard Yoruba is primarily spoken in Nigeria.
Which region is Standard Yoruba associated with?
Standard Yoruba is part of the West & Central Africa region on DialectAtlas.
Is Standard Yoruba known by other names?
Yes — Standard Yoruba is also referred to as Èdè Yorùbá Òde.
What are the other dialects of Yoruba?
Yoruba also includes Lagos Yoruba, Ife Yoruba. Each variety has its own vocabulary, pronunciation, and cultural context.
Other Yoruba dialects
See on the atlas →The Yoruba of Ile-Ife, the religious centre of Yoruba mythology. A southeastern Yoruba variety with distinct vowel inventory and tonal features.
Nearby dialects
See on the atlas →57 km away
The Yoruba of Ile-Ife, the religious centre of Yoruba mythology. A southeastern Yoruba variety with distinct vowel inventory and tonal features.
172 km away
The Yoruba of Lagos and the broader Èkó area. Heavily code-mixed with Nigerian English and Pidgin in everyday urban use.
177 km away
An English-based creole used as a lingua franca across Nigeria and the wider West African coast. Estimated 75-100 million speakers; rapidly expanding as a first language in urban Nigeria.
274 km away
A Gbe Niger-Congo language and the largest language of Benin. Closely related to Ewe; the historical language of the Kingdom of Dahomey and a major source of Vodun religious vocabulary.
345 km away
A Volta-Niger language of south-eastern Nigeria. One of the three major languages of Nigeria, with a literary standard codified in the late 20th century from a heavily dialect-fragmented base.
379 km away
A Kwa Niger-Congo language spoken across south-eastern Ghana and southern Togo. Closely related to Fon and the major language of the Ewe homeland on both sides of the Volta.