Yoruba

noun Yor·u·ba \ˈyȯr-ə-bə\

plural Yoruba or Yorubas

Definition of YORUBA

: a Niger-Congo language of southwestern Nigeria and parts of Benin and Togo; also : a member of any of the Yoruba-speaking peoples of this region

— Yo·ru·ban \ˈyȯr-ə-bən\ noun or adjective

Yoruba Yorùbá

First Known Use: 1841

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