Alternate Names: Yariba, Yooba
Dialects: Akono, Ào, Awori, Aworo, Bunu (Bini), Egba, Ekiti, Gbedde, Igbonna, Ijebu, Ijesha, Ikale, Ila, Ilaje, Iworro, Jumu, Ondo, Owe, Oyo, Wo, Yagba.
Status Notes: De facto provincial language in southwestern region.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 18,900,000 in Nigeria (Johnstone 1993). Population total all countries: 19,380,800. L2 users: 2,000,000 in Nigeria.
Language Use: Also use English [eng]. Used as L2 by Akpes [ibe], Bokobaru [bus], Ebira [igb], Ukaan [kcf].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 35%. Taught in primary and secondary schools. Newspapers. New media. Radio programs. TV. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1884–2006.
Typology: SVO.
Writing System: Braille, Latin
Nation of Origin: Nigeria
Other Comments: Christian, Muslim, traditional religion.