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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Meanwhile, among the Yorubas and Igbos of southern Nigeria, some marks are linked to life and death.
From BBC ● May 20, 2022
“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
The Nigerian government is currently dominated by Christian Yorubas.
From New York Times ● Dec. 24, 2012
The men were all Hausas and Yorubas, with the exception of one company of Neupas.
From Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti by Walter Paget
