Yoruba

[ yawr-uh-buh, yohr- ]

/ ˈyɔr ə bə, ˈyoʊr- /

noun, plural Yo·ru·bas, (especially collectively) Yo·ru·ba for 1.

a member of a numerous West African coastal people.

the language of the Yoruba, a Kwa language.

OTHER WORDS FROM Yoruba

Yo·ru·ban, adjective

Words nearby Yoruba

Yorkshire terrier, Yorkton, Yorktown, Yorktown, Battle of, yorp, Yoruba, Yorubaland, Yosemite, Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, Yoshihito

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Example sentences from the Web for Yoruba

This is why Americans speak English even though more of us are ethnically German or Yoruba.
Can Walmart Change?|Megan McArdle|November 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
And Marta Moreno Vega, an Afro-Caribbean expert on Yoruba philosophy, seems to dare you to sum up her ethnicity.
The Latin Look|Blake Gopnik|August 19, 2011|DAILY BEAST
There is, no doubt, a very close connection between it and Yoruba.
West African studies|Mary Henrietta Kingsley
Many native missionaries, both clerical and lay, have been furnished for the Niger and Yoruba missions.
Stanley in Africa|James P. Boyd

Labour might be brought from Yorubaland close by, and a Yoruba colony has been experimentally started.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3|Various
Among the Yoruba, for instance, Frobenius shows that religion and city-state go hand in hand.
The Negro|W.E.B. Du Bois
Frobenius expressed his astonishment at the originality of the African in the Yoruba temple which he visited.
The Negro|W.E.B. Du Bois

British Dictionary definitions for Yoruba

Yoruba

/ (ˈjɒrʊbə) /

noun

plural -bas or -ba 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

the language of this people, belonging to the Kwa branch of the Niger-Congo family

Derived forms of Yoruba

Yoruban, adjective

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	yoruba
释义	Yoruba [ yawr-uh-buh, yohr- ] / ˈyɔr ə bə, ˈyoʊr- / noun, plural Yo·ru·bas, (especially collectively) Yo·ru·ba for 1. a member of a numerous West African coastal people. the language of the Yoruba, a Kwa language. OTHER WORDS FROM Yoruba Yo·ru·ban, adjective Words nearby Yoruba Yorkshire terrier, Yorkton, Yorktown, Yorktown, Battle of, yorp, Yoruba, Yorubaland, Yosemite, Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, Yoshihito Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Yoruba This is why Americans speak English even though more of us are ethnically German or Yoruba. Can Walmart Change?\|Megan McArdle\|November 29, 2012\|DAILY BEAST And Marta Moreno Vega, an Afro-Caribbean expert on Yoruba philosophy, seems to dare you to sum up her ethnicity. The Latin Look\|Blake Gopnik\|August 19, 2011\|DAILY BEAST There is, no doubt, a very close connection between it and Yoruba. West African studies\|Mary Henrietta Kingsley Many native missionaries, both clerical and lay, have been furnished for the Niger and Yoruba missions. Stanley in Africa\|James P. Boyd Labour might be brought from Yorubaland close by, and a Yoruba colony has been experimentally started. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3\|Various Among the Yoruba, for instance, Frobenius shows that religion and city-state go hand in hand. The Negro\|W.E.B. Du Bois Frobenius expressed his astonishment at the originality of the African in the Yoruba temple which he visited. The Negro\|W.E.B. Du Bois British Dictionary definitions for Yoruba Yoruba / (ˈjɒrʊbə) / noun plural -bas or -ba 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 the language of this people, belonging to the Kwa branch of the Niger-Congo family Derived forms of Yoruba Yoruban, adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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