- The
Edekiri languages are
spoken in a band
across Togo,
Benin and Nigeria. The
group includes: the Ede
dialect cluster,
including Ife;
Itsekiri (Nigeria...
- of the
Igala group of
dialects spoken in
south central Nigeria, and the
Edekiri languages subdivided into the Ede
group (which
includes Yoruba) spoken...
-
estimated to be
about 30
million as of 2010.
Yoruba is
classified within the
Edekiri languages, and
together with the
isolate Igala, form the
Yoruboid group...
- and
Igala (spoken in
central Nigeria).
Yoruba is
classified among the
Edekiri languages,
which together with
Itsekiri and the
isolate Igala form the...
- Niger–Congo? Atlantic-Congo Volta-Niger YEAI
Yoruboid Subdivisions Yoruba Igala Itsekiri Edekiri Language codes ISO 639-3 –
Glottolog yoru1244 (Yoruboid)...
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Igala hì, Proto-
Edekiri *sè → Owe hè,
Olukumi hè,
Ikale hè "to cook" (vs.
Standard Yoruba sè) Proto-Yoruboid *è-so →
Igala èho, Proto-
Edekiri *è-ho → Owe...
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Language family Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta–Niger yeai
Yoruboid Edekiri Ede
Official status Recognised minority language in Benin
Language codes...
- 940,000 (2020)
Language family Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta–Niger yeai
Yoruboid Edekiri Itsekiri Language codes ISO 639-3 its
Glottolog isek1239...
-
Language family Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta–Niger yeai
Yoruboid Edekiri Ede Ifẹ̀
Dialects Tschetti Djama Datcha Writing system Latin Official status...
- present-day Benin) 1904 -
Nigeria 1914
Founded by Proto-Yoruba and Proto-
Edekiri speaking peoples Regional capital •Ìbàdàn (Political) •Ilé-Ifẹ̀ (Cultural/Spiritual)...
