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.

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Akure dialect of Yoruba canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Yoruba dialect
regional dialect
associatedWithCity Akure
associatedWithStateCapital Akure, capital of Ondo State
belongsToCulturalRegion Yorubaland
belongsToCulturalSubregion Ondo-speaking area of Yorubaland
belongsToEthnicGroup Akure people
closelyRelatedTo Ondo dialect of Yoruba
Owo dialect of Yoruba
country Nigeria
hasAlternativeName Akure Yoruba
hasLexicalSimilarityWith Standard Yoruba
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
linked to: Yoruba
languageBranch Defoid languages
languageFamily Niger–Congo languages
languageSubbranch Yoruboid languages
partOf Yoruba language
linked to: Yoruba
region Akure rural environs
Akure urban area
linked to: Akure
sharesMutualIntelligibilityWith Ikale dialect of Yoruba
Ondo dialect of Yoruba
Standard Yoruba
sharesOrthographyWith Standard Yoruba
spokenBy Akure people
spokenIn Akure
Ondo State
Southwestern Nigeria
linked to: Western Nigeria
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 script
linked to: Latin alphabet

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Akure people dialect Akure dialect of Yoruba