plural Yoruba or Yorubas
: 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
Examples of Yoruba in a Sentence
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Oyelowo executive producers under his Yoruba Saxon banner.
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Joe Otterson, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
Practitioners of Santeria trace historical ties to the Yoruba traditional religion, whose people have been reported to perform a chanting ritual during a solar eclipse.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2024
Veronica is of Igbo heritage, while Charles is from the Yoruba people.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2024
The Yoruba believe twins share a soul; if one twin dies, the other is in deadly peril.
—Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2024
Despite his relative wealth, the elder James Mohammad enjoyed holding court in these types of restaurants, which served the starchy Yoruba dishes of his youth, as opposed to the Euro-chic restaurants in Lagos that his nephew frequented.
—Elliot Ackerman, WIRED, 9 Feb. 2024
Polyrhythmic drums keep the connection to the earth while their lyrics rise up in praise of the orishas, the deities of the Yoruba pantheon.
—Helena Alonso Paisley, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2024
The dancing, drumming, elaborate costumes and effigies of the colonial masquerade bands originated in religious festivals of the Igbo and Yoruba tribes of Nigeria.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 18 Dec. 2023
Executive producers include Oyelowo through his production company Yoruba Saxon; Hunter via Ventureland; Carr; Charles D. King and Ahmadou Seck for Macro Television Studios; and Jelani Johnson and Marta Fernandez.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 13 Dec. 2023
Joe Otterson, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
Practitioners of Santeria trace historical ties to the Yoruba traditional religion, whose people have been reported to perform a chanting ritual during a solar eclipse.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2024
Veronica is of Igbo heritage, while Charles is from the Yoruba people.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2024
The Yoruba believe twins share a soul; if one twin dies, the other is in deadly peril.
—Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2024
Despite his relative wealth, the elder James Mohammad enjoyed holding court in these types of restaurants, which served the starchy Yoruba dishes of his youth, as opposed to the Euro-chic restaurants in Lagos that his nephew frequented.
—Elliot Ackerman, WIRED, 9 Feb. 2024
Polyrhythmic drums keep the connection to the earth while their lyrics rise up in praise of the orishas, the deities of the Yoruba pantheon.
—Helena Alonso Paisley, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2024
The dancing, drumming, elaborate costumes and effigies of the colonial masquerade bands originated in religious festivals of the Igbo and Yoruba tribes of Nigeria.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 18 Dec. 2023
Executive producers include Oyelowo through his production company Yoruba Saxon; Hunter via Ventureland; Carr; Charles D. King and Ahmadou Seck for Macro Television Studios; and Jelani Johnson and Marta Fernandez.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 13 Dec. 2023
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“Yoruba.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Yoruba. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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