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Yoruba

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yoruba

Main Entry:: Yor·u·ba
Pronunciation:: \ˈyȯr-ə-bə\
Function:: noun
Inflected Form(s):: plural Yoruba or Yorubas
Etymology:: Yoruba Yorùbá
Date:: 1841

: 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

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\ˈyȯr-ə-bən\ noun or adjective

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