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2 unusual facts about Akure


Akron Fulton International Airport

Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but Akron Fulton is AKR to the FAA and AKC to the IATA (which assigned AKR to Akure, Nigeria).

Waje

Waje was born in Akure in Nigeria then moved to Benin city, edo state where she was raised by her parents, Mr & Mrs Iruobe.


Itsekiri language

It has also been very heavily influenced by Edo (Bini), Portuguese and English and has taken in loan words from neighbouring Ijo and Urhobo languages.However its basic structure, grammar and vocabulary is essentially Yoruboid with its closest relatives being the south-eastern family of Yoruba dialects - Ijebu, Ilaje-Ikale, Ondo, Akure and Owo.


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