Yoruboid languages
| Yoruboid | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | yoru1244 |
Yoruboid is a language family composed of the Igala group of dialects spoken in south central Nigeria, and the Edekiri languages subdivided into the Ede group (which includes Yoruba) spoken in a band across Togo, Ghana, Benin and southern Nigeria, and the Itsekiri group of the Warri Kingdom in the northwestern Niger-Delta.