Yoruba
noun
a member of a numerous West African coastal people.
Yorubas
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pluralof Yoruba.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“Don’t you hear the Yorubas speaking their own language?”
From The Guardian ● Mar. 14, 2019
The Yorubas of the south-west are split between Muslims and Christians and the Igbos of the south-east and neighbouring groups are mostly Christian or follow traditional religions.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2019
In Gusau, there was a sizeable population of ethnic Yorubas from south-western Nigeria, Igbos from the south-east, and thriving Indian and Lebanese communities.
From BBC ● May 18, 2018
The Nigerian government is currently dominated by Christian Yorubas.
From New York Times ● Dec. 24, 2012
Thus the Yorubas hold that every man has three spiritual inmates, of whom the first, called Olori, dwells in the head and is the man’s protector, guardian, and guide.
From The Golden Bough by Sir James George Frazer
