Yoruba
Yoruba is documented on Dialect Atlas across 3 dialects, including Ife Yoruba, Lagos Yoruba, Standard Yoruba.
Dialects of Yoruba
- Ife YorubaThe Yoruba of Ile-Ife, the religious centre of Yoruba mythology. A southeastern Yoruba variety with distinct vowel inventory and tonal features.
- Lagos YorubaÈkó YorùbáThe Yoruba of Lagos and the broader Èkó area. Heavily code-mixed with Nigerian English and Pidgin in everyday urban use.
- Standard YorubaÈdè Yorùbá ÒdeThe Oyo-based standard of literary and broadcast Yoruba. One of the major languages of Nigeria, with substantial communities in Benin and Togo.