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Yoruba
[ yawr-uh-buh, yohr- ]
noun
- a member of a numerous West African coastal people.
- the language of the Yoruba, a Kwa language.
Yoruba
/ ˈjɒrʊbə /
noun
- -bas-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
- ˈYoruban, adjective
Other Words From
- Yoru·ban adjective
Example Sentences
Long and staff-like, a “diviner’s tool” used in Yoruba culture to advise individuals on what paths to take in the future, marks the beginning of the exhibition.
Four years later, she launched Oríkì, a natural skincare luxury brand named after a Yoruba word that means “your crown, heritage and inspiration.”
Meaning “House of Lines” in her native Yoruba language, Oshinowo designs distinct and minimalist chairs and table sets.
The 28-year-old is a New Yorker born in London to Nigerian parents, and his rich, stunning paintings speak to his Yoruba heritage, with stylized figures and an appreciation for the natural world.
This is why Americans speak English even though more of us are ethnically German or Yoruba.
And Marta Moreno Vega, an Afro-Caribbean expert on Yoruba philosophy, seems to dare you to sum up her ethnicity.
Hence, blue, red, and yellow may be designated as the colors of Yoruba or Central Africa.
The domestic trade among the natives in the interior of our part of Africa—Yoruba—is very great.
Labour might be brought from Yorubaland close by, and a Yoruba colony has been experimentally started.
Ibadan is the capital of one of the Yoruba states and enjoys a large measure of autonomy.
It was carried at the point of the bayonet by the Yoruba troops, who proved themselves fully equal to the Hausa.
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