Yewa subgroup of Yoruba
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The Yewa subgroup of the Yoruba are a culturally distinct Yoruba people located primarily in the Yewa area of southwestern Nigeria, known for their shared dialect, traditions, and historical ties within the larger Yoruba ethnic group.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yewa subgroup of Yoruba canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12712255 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yewa subgroup of Yoruba Context triple: [Yewa South, hasMajorEthnolinguisticGroup, Yewa subgroup of Yoruba]
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A.
Ibarapa people (sub-group of Yoruba)
The Ibarapa people are a Yoruba sub-group in southwestern Nigeria known for their agrarian lifestyle, distinct dialect, and cultural traditions centered around the Ibarapa region.
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B.
Egba dialect of Yoruba
The Egba dialect of Yoruba is a regional variety of the Yoruba language spoken primarily by the Egba people in and around Abeokuta in southwestern Nigeria.
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C.
Yoruboid languages
Yoruboid languages are a group of closely related Niger-Congo languages spoken primarily in southwestern Nigeria and neighboring regions, including Yoruba, Itsekiri, and Igala.
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D.
Mumuye–Yendang branch of Niger-Congo
The Mumuye–Yendang branch of Niger-Congo is a subgroup of the Niger-Congo language family comprising closely related languages spoken primarily in eastern Nigeria.
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E.
Yoruba people
The Yoruba people are a major ethnic group of West Africa known for their rich cultural heritage, complex religious and philosophical traditions, and influential art, music, and political history, particularly in present-day Nigeria and neighboring countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yewa subgroup of Yoruba Target entity description: The Yewa subgroup of the Yoruba are a culturally distinct Yoruba people located primarily in the Yewa area of southwestern Nigeria, known for their shared dialect, traditions, and historical ties within the larger Yoruba ethnic group.
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A.
Ibarapa people (sub-group of Yoruba)
The Ibarapa people are a Yoruba sub-group in southwestern Nigeria known for their agrarian lifestyle, distinct dialect, and cultural traditions centered around the Ibarapa region.
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B.
Egba dialect of Yoruba
The Egba dialect of Yoruba is a regional variety of the Yoruba language spoken primarily by the Egba people in and around Abeokuta in southwestern Nigeria.
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C.
Yoruboid languages
Yoruboid languages are a group of closely related Niger-Congo languages spoken primarily in southwestern Nigeria and neighboring regions, including Yoruba, Itsekiri, and Igala.
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D.
Mumuye–Yendang branch of Niger-Congo
The Mumuye–Yendang branch of Niger-Congo is a subgroup of the Niger-Congo language family comprising closely related languages spoken primarily in eastern Nigeria.
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E.
Yoruba people
The Yoruba people are a major ethnic group of West Africa known for their rich cultural heritage, complex religious and philosophical traditions, and influential art, music, and political history, particularly in present-day Nigeria and neighboring countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.