Yoruboid languages
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Yoruboid is a language family composed of the Igala group of dialects spoken in south central Nigeria, and the Edekiri group spoken in a band across Togo, Ghana, Benin and southern Nigeria, including the Itsekiri of Warri Kingdom.[1]
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Yoruboid | |
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Geographic distribution | Eastern Ghana, Central Togo, Southern, Central & Northern Benin, Western, Southern and Central Nigeria |
Linguistic classification | Niger–Congo?
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Early form | Undifferentiated Ede-Igala
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Proto-language | Proto-Yoruboid language |
Subdivisions | |
Glottolog | yoru1244 |
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