Yoruba: a language of Nigeria

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• Yoruba language — Yorùbá èdèe Yorùbá Spoken in  Nigeria …   Wikipedia

• Yoruba people — Yoruba Kwara State drummers Total population Over 30 million (est.)[1] Regions with significant populations …   Wikipedia

• Nigeria — Nigerian, adj., n. /nuy jear ee euh/, n. a republic in W Africa: member of the Commonwealth of Nations; formerly a British colony and protectorate. 107,129,469; 356,669 sq. mi. (923,773 sq. km). Cap.: Abuja. Official name, Federal Republic of… …   Universalium

• Nigeria — This article is about the country. For other uses, see Nigeria (disambiguation). Federal Republic of Nigeria Jamhuriyar Taraiyar Nijeriya …   Wikipedia

• Yoruba religion — The Yorùbá religion comprises the original religious beliefs and practices of the Yoruba people. Its homeland is in Southwestern Nigeria and the adjoining parts of Benin and Togo, a region that has come to be known as Yorubaland. During the… …   Wikipedia

• Yoruba (Sprache) — Yoruba Gesprochen in Nigeria, Benin, Togo Sprecher über 30 Millionen Linguistische Klassifikation Niger Kongo Sprachen Benue Kongo Sprachen Defoide Sprachen …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Yoruba literature — is the spoken and written literature of the Yoruba people, the largest ethno linguistic group in Nigeria, and in Africa. The Yorùbá language is spoken in Nigeria, Benin, and Togo, as well as in dispersed Yoruba communities throughout the world.… …   Wikipedia

• Yoruba name — Yoruba names are primarily used by the Yoruba people and Yoruba language speaking individuals in both Nigeria and the Nigerian diaspora.Naming ceremoniesBy custom, Yoruba children are named in a ceremony that takes place eight days after the… …   Wikipedia

• Yoruba — [yō′ro͞o bə, yō′ro͞obä΄] n. 1. pl. Yorubas or Yoruba a member of a people of SW Nigeria and neighboring regions 2. the language of this people, a tone language of the Niger Congo subfamily adj. of the Yorubas or their language or culture Yoruban… …   English World dictionary

• Yoruba (langue) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Yoruba. Article connexe : Yorubas. Yoruba yorùbá Parlée au   …   Wikipédia en Français

• Yoruba — Yoruban, adj. /yawr euh beuh, yohr /, n., pl. Yorubas, (esp. collectively) Yoruba for 1. 1. a member of a numerous West African coastal people. 2. the language of the Yoruba, a Kwa language. * * * One of Nigeria s three largest ethnic groups,… …   Universalium