Yo·ru·ba (yôr  -b, y r -bä)n. pl. Yoruba or Yo·ru·bas 1. A member of a West African people living chiefly in southwest Nigeria. 2. The Benue-Congo language of this people. Yo ru·ban adj. |
Yoruba [ˈjɒrʊbə]
n
1. (Social Science / Peoples) pl -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 material culture, particularly as evidenced in their music, art, and sculpture
2. (Linguistics / Languages) the language of this people, belonging to the Kwa branch of the Niger-Congo family
Yoruban adj
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| Noun | 1. | Yoruba - a member of a West African people living chiefly in southwestern Nigeria Nigerian - a native or inhabitant of Nigeria |
| 2. | Yoruba - a Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba in southwestern Nigeria Kwa - a group of African language in the Niger-Congo group spoken from the Ivory Coast east to Nigeria |
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