yoruban
ə noun, plural Yo·ru·bas (especially collectively) Yo·ru·ba for 1.
1.
a member of a numerous West African coastal people.
2.
the language of the Yoruba, a Kwa language.
Related forms
Yo·ru·ban, adjective
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Yoruba (ˈjɒrʊbə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , -bas, -ba | |
| 1. | a member of a Negroid people of W Africa, living chiefly in the coastal regions of SW Nigeria: noted for their former city states and complex material culture, particularly as evidenced in their music, art, and sculpture |
| 2. | the language of this people, belonging to the Kwa branch of the Niger-Congo family |
| 'Yoruban | |
| —adj | |
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| Yoruba (ˈjɒrʊbə) | |
| —n , -bas, -ba | |
| 1. | a member of a Negroid people of W Africa, living chiefly in the coastal regions of SW Nigeria: noted for their former city states and complex material culture, particularly as evidenced in their music, art, and sculpture |
| 2. | the language of this people, belonging to the Kwa branch of the Niger-Congo family |
| 'Yoruban | |
| —adj | |
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