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Yoruba
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Yo·ru·ba  (yôr-b, yr-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.
Yoru·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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Noun1.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
Aku
Kwa - a group of African language in the Niger-Congo group spoken from the Ivory Coast east to Nigeria
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