Yewa dialect of Yoruba
E1001985
The Yewa dialect of Yoruba is a regional variety of the Yoruba language spoken primarily by the Yewa people in southwestern Nigeria, characterized by distinct phonological and lexical features within the Yoruba dialect continuum.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yewa dialect of Yoruba canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12795661 — 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 dialect of Yoruba Context triple: [Yewa, usesLanguageVariety, Yewa dialect of Yoruba]
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A.
Ijesha dialect of Yoruba
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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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.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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 dialect of Yoruba Target entity description: The Yewa dialect of Yoruba is a regional variety of the Yoruba language spoken primarily by the Yewa people in southwestern Nigeria, characterized by distinct phonological and lexical features within the Yoruba dialect continuum.
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A.
Ijesha dialect of Yoruba
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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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.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Yoruba dialect
ⓘ
regional dialect ⓘ variety of Yoruba language ⓘ |
| belongsToMacroLanguage | Yoruba ⓘ |
| consideredAs | dialect rather than separate language ⓘ |
| culturalRole | marker of Yewa identity ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupAssociated | Yewa people ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
distinct lexical features within Yoruba
ⓘ
distinct phonological features within Yoruba ⓘ tonal distinctions similar to other Yoruba dialects ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Defoid languages ⓘ |
| languageCodeStatus | does not have an individual ISO 639-3 code ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Niger–Congo languages
ⓘ
Yoruboid languages ⓘ |
| locatedWithin | Ogun State ⓘ |
| mutualIntelligibilityWith |
Standard Yoruba
ⓘ
linked to:
Yoruba
other Yoruba dialects ⓘ |
| partOf | Yoruba dialect continuum ⓘ |
| primaryCountry | Nigeria ⓘ |
| regionType | borderland dialect area ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Yewa people ⓘ |
| spokenIn | Nigeria ⓘ |
| spokenInRegion |
Southwestern Nigeria
ⓘ
linked to:
Western Nigeria
|
| spokenInSubregion |
Yewa area of Ogun State
ⓘ
linked to:
Ijebu area
|
| subgroupOf |
Yoruba language
ⓘ
linked to:
Yoruba
|
| tonalLanguage | true ⓘ |
| usesOrthographyBasedOn |
Standard Yoruba orthography
ⓘ
linked to:
Yoruba orthography
|
| wordOrder | SVO ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yewa dialect of Yoruba Description of subject: The Yewa dialect of Yoruba is a regional variety of the Yoruba language spoken primarily by the Yewa people in southwestern Nigeria, characterized by distinct phonological and lexical features within the Yoruba dialect continuum.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.