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Yoruba

[yawr-uh-buh, yohr-]

noun

plural

Yorubas 
,

plural

Yoruba .
  1. a member of a numerous West African coastal people.

  2. the language of the Yoruba, a Kwa language.



Yoruba

/ ˈɒʊə /

noun

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • Yoruban adjective
  • ˈ۴ǰܲ adjective
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There are over 250 ethnic groups in the country with Hausa-Fulanis, Igbo and Yoruba – hailing from the north, south-east and south-west respectively - being the three largest.

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Black folks, and Black women especially, recognized certain homages on sight: the recurring suggestions of Yoruba deities, the purposeful insertion of certain Black stars in specific scenes, the tributes to mothers living and ancestral.

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And through their production company, Yoruba Saxon, they hope to use the stories they tell to generate empathy in the world, placing marginalized people at the epicenter of the universes they create.

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On the track, in a mix of English, Yoruba and Pidgin, Abdulkareem tells Tinubu's son that his father "is not trying" and that he has made "too many empty promises".

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This mass exodus has been dubbed "japa", a Yoruba word meaning "to escape".

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