Ijesha dialect of Yoruba
E1000469
The Ijesha dialect of Yoruba is a regional variety of the Yoruba language spoken primarily by the Ijesha people in and around Ilesa in southwestern Nigeria, distinguished by its own phonological and lexical features.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ijesa dialect of Yoruba | 1 |
| Ijesa subgroup of the Yoruba | 1 |
| Ijesha dialect of Yoruba canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12720871 — 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: Ijesha dialect of Yoruba Context triple: [Ilesa, dialect, Ijesha dialect of Yoruba]
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A.
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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B.
Ohafia dialect of Igbo
The Ohafia dialect of Igbo is a regional variety of the Igbo language spoken by the Ohafia people of southeastern Nigeria, distinguished by its unique phonological and lexical features.
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C.
Okigwe dialect of Igbo
The Okigwe dialect of Igbo is a regional variety of the Igbo language spoken around Okigwe in southeastern Nigeria, distinguished by its own phonological and lexical features.
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D.
Nupe Gbedegi dialect
The Nupe Gbedegi dialect is a regional variety of the Nupe language spoken by Nupe communities, distinguished by its own phonological and lexical features within the broader Nupe linguistic continuum.
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E.
Itsekiri-Yoruba
Itsekiri-Yoruba is an alternative name for the Itsekiri language, a Yoruboid language spoken primarily by the Itsekiri people of the Niger Delta region in Nigeria.
- 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: Ijesha dialect of Yoruba Target entity description: The Ijesha dialect of Yoruba is a regional variety of the Yoruba language spoken primarily by the Ijesha people in and around Ilesa in southwestern Nigeria, distinguished by its own phonological and lexical features.
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A.
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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B.
Ohafia dialect of Igbo
The Ohafia dialect of Igbo is a regional variety of the Igbo language spoken by the Ohafia people of southeastern Nigeria, distinguished by its unique phonological and lexical features.
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C.
Okigwe dialect of Igbo
The Okigwe dialect of Igbo is a regional variety of the Igbo language spoken around Okigwe in southeastern Nigeria, distinguished by its own phonological and lexical features.
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D.
Nupe Gbedegi dialect
The Nupe Gbedegi dialect is a regional variety of the Nupe language spoken by Nupe communities, distinguished by its own phonological and lexical features within the broader Nupe linguistic continuum.
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E.
Itsekiri-Yoruba
Itsekiri-Yoruba is an alternative name for the Itsekiri language, a Yoruboid language spoken primarily by the Itsekiri people of the Niger Delta region in Nigeria.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Yoruba dialect
ⓘ
regional dialect ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Ilesa ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup |
Ijesha people
ⓘ
linked to:
Ijesa people
|
| associatedWithRegion | Ijeshaland ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Yoruba macrolanguage
ⓘ
linked to:
Yoruba
|
| closelyRelatedTo |
Ekiti dialect of Yoruba
ⓘ
Ife dialect of Yoruba ⓘ Standard Yoruba ⓘ
linked to:
Yoruba
|
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
marker of Ijesha identity
ⓘ
vehicle for Ijesha oral literature ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Ijesa dialect of Yoruba
ⓘ
linked to:
Ijesha dialect of Yoruba
|
| hasAlternativeSpelling | Ijesa Yoruba ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
distinct lexical items compared to Standard Yoruba
ⓘ
distinct phonological features compared to Standard Yoruba ⓘ mutually intelligible to a large extent with other Yoruba dialects ⓘ tonal language ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Atlantic–Congo languages
ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ Volta–Niger languages ⓘ Yoruboid languages ⓘ |
| overlapsWith | neighboring Yoruba dialect areas in Osun State ⓘ |
| partOf |
Yoruba language
ⓘ
linked to:
Yoruba
|
| region |
Southwestern Nigeria
ⓘ
linked to:
Western Nigeria
|
| spokenBy |
Ijesha people
ⓘ
linked to:
Ijesa people
|
| spokenIn |
Ilesa
ⓘ
Nigeria ⓘ Osun State ⓘ Southwestern Nigeria ⓘ
linked to:
Western Nigeria
|
| status | regional dialect without official status ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Yoruba language variety ⓘ |
| usedFor |
everyday communication among Ijesha people
ⓘ
local cultural expression ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ |
| usesScriptVariant | Yoruba orthography ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ijesha dialect of Yoruba Description of subject: The Ijesha dialect of Yoruba is a regional variety of the Yoruba language spoken primarily by the Ijesha people in and around Ilesa in southwestern Nigeria, distinguished by its own phonological and lexical features.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Ijesha dialect of Yoruba
linked to: Ijesha dialect of Yoruba