Yo·ru·ba
Yo·ru·ba/ˈyôrəbə/
noun
- a member of an African people of southwestern Nigeria and Benin.
- the Kwa language of the Yoruba, and an official language of Nigeria.
adjective
relating to the Yoruba or their language.
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Apr 27, 2024 · The meaning of YORUBA is a Niger-Congo language of southwestern Nigeria and parts of Benin and Togo; also : a member of any of the ...
noun · -bas-ba a member of a Negroid people of W Africa, living chiefly in the coastal regions of SW Nigeria: noted for their former city states and complex ...
The Yoruba people are a West African ethnic group who mainly inhabit parts of Nigeria, Benin, and Togo. The areas of these countries primarily inhabited by ...
a member of a people of W Africa, living chiefly in the coastal regions of SW Nigeria: noted for their former city-states and complex material culture, ...
a member of a West African people living chiefly in southwestern Nigeria.
Yoruba
Spoken language
Yoruba is a language that is spoken in West Africa, primarily in Southwestern and Central Nigeria. It is spoken by the ethnic Yoruba people. The number of Yoruba speakers is roughly 47 million, including about 2 million second-language speakers. Wikipedia
Region: Africa
Spoken by: Yoruba people, Nigerian Americans, Bariba people, and more
Early form: Proto-Yoruboid
Ethnicity: Yoruba
Language family: Niger–Congo? > Atlantic–Congo > Volta-Congo > Volta–Niger > YEAI > Yoruboid > Edekiri > Yoruba
Native speakers: L1: 45 million (2021); L2: 2.0 million (no date)
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Apr 30, 2024 · Yoruba, one of the three largest ethnic groups of Nigeria, concentrated in the southwestern part of that country.
Jul 16, 2016 · A short form of 'Oluwa' meaning The Lord. This is common as a honorific to certain names. e.g. Oluseun (Olúwaṣeun). A kind of fungus plant ...
noun. /ˈjɒrʊbə/ /ˈjɔːrəbə/ [uncountable] a language spoken by the Yoruba people of West Africa, especially in south-west NigeriaTopics Languagec2.
Yoruba is a language that is spoken in West Africa, primarily in Southwestern and Central Nigeria. It is spoken by the ethnic Yoruba people.
