Akure dialect of Yoruba
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The Akure dialect of Yoruba is a regional variety of the Yoruba language spoken primarily by the Akure people in and around the city of Akure in southwestern Nigeria.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Yoruba dialect
ⓘ
regional dialect ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Akure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithStateCapital | Akure, capital of Ondo State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToCulturalRegion | Yorubaland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToCulturalSubregion | Ondo-speaking area of Yorubaland ⓘ |
| belongsToEthnicGroup | Akure people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Ondo dialect of Yoruba
ⓘ
Owo dialect of Yoruba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Akure Yoruba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLexicalSimilarityWith |
Standard Yoruba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other Ondo State Yoruba dialects ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
tonal phonology
ⓘ
vowel harmony similar to other Yoruba dialects ⓘ |
| hasStatus | regional spoken variety ⓘ |
| hasSVOOrder | subject–verb–object basic word order ⓘ |
| isSpokenAsFirstLanguageBy | many residents of Akure metropolis ⓘ |
| isSpokenAsHomeLanguage | Akure households ⓘ |
| isSpokenNativelyBy | indigenous inhabitants of Akure ⓘ |
| isVarietyOf | Yoruba macrolanguage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Defoid languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Niger–Congo languages ⓘ |
| languageSubbranch | Yoruboid languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Yoruba language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Akure rural environs
ⓘ
Akure urban area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesMutualIntelligibilityWith |
Ikale dialect of Yoruba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ondo dialect of Yoruba NERFINISHED ⓘ Standard Yoruba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesOrthographyWith | Standard Yoruba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Akure people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Akure
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ondo State NERFINISHED ⓘ Southwestern Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
everyday communication
ⓘ
folklore ⓘ local trade ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ traditional ceremonies ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Akure chieftaincy rituals
ⓘ
Akure praise poetry ⓘ Akure traditional songs ⓘ |
| usesNasalVowels | yes ⓘ |
| usesToneForLexicalContrast | yes ⓘ |
| usesToneMarks | Yoruba tone marks ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.