Ikale Yoruba dialect
E1047682
The Ikale Yoruba dialect is a regional variety of the Yoruba language spoken primarily by the Ikale people in southwestern Nigeria, characterized by distinct phonological and lexical features.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ikale Yoruba dialect canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13558429 — 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: Ikale Yoruba dialect Context triple: [Ikale, hasDialect, Ikale Yoruba dialect]
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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.
Akure dialect of Yoruba
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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C.
Yewa dialect of Yoruba
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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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.
Igbomina Yoruba
Igbomina Yoruba is a dialect of the Yoruba language spoken primarily by the Igbomina people in parts of Kwara and Osun States in southwestern 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: Ikale Yoruba dialect Target entity description: The Ikale Yoruba dialect is a regional variety of the Yoruba language spoken primarily by the Ikale people in southwestern Nigeria, characterized by distinct phonological and lexical features.
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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.
Akure dialect of Yoruba
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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C.
Yewa dialect of Yoruba
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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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.
Igbomina Yoruba
Igbomina Yoruba is a dialect of the Yoruba language spoken primarily by the Igbomina people in parts of Kwara and Osun States in southwestern Nigeria.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Yoruba dialect
ⓘ
language variety ⓘ regional dialect ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Ikale culture ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Ikale
ⓘ
Ikale Yoruba ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
distinct lexicon
ⓘ
distinct phonology ⓘ tonal language ⓘ |
| hasLexicalVariationFrom | Standard Yoruba ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
Yoruba-type vowel harmony
ⓘ
tone distinctions ⓘ |
| isSpokenAlongside |
Nigerian English
ⓘ
Standard Yoruba ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Atlantic–Congo languages
ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ Volta–Niger languages ⓘ Yoruboid languages ⓘ |
| partOf |
Yoruba language
ⓘ
linked to:
Yoruba
|
| region |
Ondo State
ⓘ
parts of southwestern Nigeria ⓘ |
| sharesMutualIntelligibilityWith | Standard Yoruba ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Ikale people ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Nigeria
ⓘ
Southwestern Nigeria ⓘ
linked to:
Western Nigeria
|
| subgroupOf |
Yoruba language continuum
ⓘ
linked to:
Yoruba dialect continuum
|
| usedBy | Ikale ethnic group ⓘ |
| usedIn |
everyday communication among Ikale people
ⓘ
oral tradition of Ikale people ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ikale Yoruba dialect Description of subject: The Ikale Yoruba dialect is a regional variety of the Yoruba language spoken primarily by the Ikale people in southwestern Nigeria, characterized by distinct phonological and lexical features.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.