The Owé dialect is spoken by the Owé people of Kabba, Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area, Kogi State, North Central Nigeria. Owé is a dialect of Yoruba, a member of the Niger-Congo language family. The Owé speaking community is linguistically homogeneous and includes Kabba, the main town, Gbeleko, Kakun, Egbeda, Okedayo, Apanga, Ohakiti, Ogbagba, etc. (popularity called ‘Ilé Gha’. The primary mode of greeting by the people is okun. The Owé dialect is a member of the Okun dialects of Yoruba. It is tonal just like Yoruba.
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