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Definition of Yoruba
1. Noun. A member of a West African people living chiefly in southwestern Nigeria.
Generic synonyms: Nigerian
2. Noun. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba in southwestern Nigeria.
Definition of Yoruba
1. Proper noun. A sub-Saharan language. It belongs to the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo language family, and has nearly 30 million speakers in Nigeria, Benin, Togo and Sierra Leone, as well as communities in Brazil and Cuba. ¹
2. Proper noun. A family of religions, which spread to the Americas in the 15th to 19th centuries. These include Santeria and Lukumi. See (w Yoruba religion). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Yoruba
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