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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Yo•ru•ba (yôr′ə bə, yōr′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -bas, (esp. collectively) -ba for 1.- Language Varietiesa member of a numerous West African coastal people.
- Language Varietiesthe language of the Yoruba, a Kwa language.
Yo′ru•ban, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Yoruba /ˈjɒrʊbə/ n - ( pl -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
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