- A member of a West African people living chiefly in southwest Nigeria.
- The Benue-Congo language of this people.
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Bibliography
See G. J. A. Ojo, Yoruba Culture (1967); E. Krapf-Askari, Yoruba Towns and Cities (1969); R. S. Smith, Kingdoms of the Yoruba (1969); H. Courlander, Tales of Yoruba Gods and Heroes (1973).
The noun has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
a member of a West African people living chiefly in southwestern Nigeria
Meaning #2:
a Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria
Synonym: Aku
Yoruba may refer to:
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