Okun people

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The Okun people are a Yoruba speaking people found majorly in Kogi, but with settlements in Kwara, Ekiti, and Ondo states of Nigeria.[1] Their dialects are generally classified in the Northeast Yoruba language (NEY) grouping.[2] They are collectively called "Okun", which in Okun dialects could mean "Sorry", "Well-done", or as an all-encompassing greeting. Similarly, this form of greeting is also found among the Ekiti and Igbomina groups of Yoruba people.

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Okun people speak varied Yoruba dialects such as Ikiri, Owé, Ìyàgbà, Addé, Bùnú and Ọwọrọ which are mutually intelligible to a great extent, and a large number of them speaking the Oyo Yoruba.[10] In recent times, there have been efforts into standardizing and reconciling the Okun dialects into a single language that is intelligible to all. The most notable of these efforts is the Okun Bible translated and published by the Bible Society of Nigeria in 2022.

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Notable Okun People

• Pius Adesanmi
• Smart Adeyemi
• S. A. Ajayi
• Seth Sunday Ajayi
• Gbenro Ajibade
• Darey Art Alade
• Ibiyinka Alao
• Etannibi Alemika
• Sammy Ameobi
• Shola Ameobi
• Tolulope Arotile
• Prof Dapo Folorunsho Asaju
• Sunday Awoniyi
• John Olatunde Ayeni
• Sunday Bada
• Yetunde Barnabas
• TY Bello
• Tunde Baiyewu
• Joseph Abiodun Balogun
• Nike Davies-Okundaye
• Hon Abiodun Faleke
• Jaywon
• David Jemibewon
• Samuel Jemigbon
• Eyitayo Lambo
• Dino Melaye
• Prof Olufemi Obafemi
• John Obaro
• Tunde Ogbeha
• Bayo Ojo
• Jide Omokore
• Cardinal John Onaiyekan
• Juwon Oshaniwa
• WizzyPro

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