Yoruba

/ˈjɔrəbə/
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Other forms: Yorubas

Definitions of Yoruba
  1. noun
    a member of a West African people living chiefly in southwestern Nigeria
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    Nigerian
    a native or inhabitant of Nigeria
  2. noun
    a Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba in southwestern Nigeria
    synonyms: Aku
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    Kwa
    a group of African language in the Niger-Congo group spoken from the Ivory Coast east to Nigeria
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