Yoruba (US: /ˈjɔːrəbə/, UK: /ˈjɒrʊbə/; Yor. Èdè Yorùbá, IPA: [jōrùbá]) is a language that is spoken in West Africa, primarily in Southwestern and Central...
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Most Yoruba people speak the Yoruba language, which is the Niger-Congo language with the largest number of native or L1 speakers. In Africa, the Yoruba are...
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Look up Yoruba in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Yoruba may refer to: Yoruba people, an ethnic group of West Africa Yoruba language, a West African...
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the Yoruba language and used for ritual purposes in Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and their Diasporas. It is used as the liturgical language of...
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The Yoruba religion (Yoruba: Ìṣẹ̀ṣe), West African Orisa (Òrìṣà), or Isese (Ìṣẹ̀ṣe), comprises the traditional religious and spiritual concepts and practice...
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The Yoruba alphabet (Yoruba: Álífábẹ́ẹ̀tì Yorùbá) is either of two Latin alphabets used to write the Yoruba language, one in Nigeria and one in neighboring...
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A Yorùbá name is a name that is part of a naming tradition that is primarily used by the Yoruba people and Yoruba language–speaking individuals in Benin...
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The Yoruba are most likely the most well-known West African ethnic group in the world due to their vast population in West Africa and broad dispersion...
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and Turpan dialects continue to be spoken. Standard Yoruba is the literary form of the Yoruba language of West Africa, the standard variety learnt at school...
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republic of Nigeria. In the Yoruba language, the word 'oba' means ruler or king. It is also common for the rulers of the various Yoruba domains to have their...
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