Yo·ru·ba

(yôr′ə-bə, yō-ro͝o-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.

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Yoruba

(ˈjɒrʊbə)

npl -bas or -ba

1. (Peoples) 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. (Languages) the language of this people, belonging to the Kwa branch of the Niger-Congo family

ˈYoruban adj

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Yo•ru•ba

(ˈyɔr ə bə, ˈyoʊr-)

n., pl. -bas, (esp. collectively) -ba.

1. a member of an African people or group of peoples of SW Nigeria, Benin, and Togo.

2. the Kwa language of the Yoruba.

Yo′ru•ban, adj.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

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 Aku Kwa - a group of African language in the Niger-Congo group spoken from the Ivory Coast east to Nigeria

Translations

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