Look up Yoruba in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Yoruba may refer to: Yoruba people, an ethnic group of West Africa Yoruba language, a West African language...
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The Yoruba people (/ˈjɒrʊbə/ YORR-uub-ə; Yoruba: Ìran Yorùbá, Ọmọ Odùduwà, Ọmọ Káàárọ̀-oòjíire) are a West African ethnic group who mainly inhabit parts...
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Yoruba (US: /ˈjɔːrəbə/, UK: /ˈjɒrʊbə/; Yor. Èdè Yorùbá [jōrùbá]) is a Niger-Congo language that is spoken in West Africa, primarily in Southwestern and...
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The Yoruba religion (Yoruba: Ìṣẹ̀ṣe), West African Orisa (Òrìṣà), or Isese (Ìṣẹ̀ṣe), comprises the traditional religious and spiritual concepts and practice...
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Distinctive cultural norms prevail in Yorubaland and among the Yoruba people. The Yoruba are said to be religious people, but they are also pragmatic and...
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Yoruba Americans (Yoruba: Àwọn ọmọ Yorùbá Amẹrika) are Americans of Yoruba descent. The Yoruba people are a West African ethnic group that predominantly...
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Yoruba Party in the UK (abbreviated to Yoruba Party) is a minor political party in the United Kingdom. The aim of the party is "empowering the Yoruba...
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Yoruba clothing is the traditional clothing worn by people of the Yoruba ethnic group in parts of Nigeria, Benin and Togo in a region called Yorubaland...
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Yorubaland (redirect from Yoruba states)
Yorubaland (Yoruba: Ilẹ̀ Káàárọ̀-Oòjíire) is the homeland and cultural region of the Yoruba people in West Africa. It spans the modern-day countries of...
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The Yoruba have a large population in West Africa and broad dispersion through enslavement in the Americas. The Republic of Benin and Nigeria contain the...
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Yoruba cuisine is the numerous and diverse foods of the Yoruba people of Yorubaland (Yoruba native regions of Nigeria). Some notable Yoruba food includes...
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revered as the first divine king of the Yoruba, the Ife Empire grew. However, he was not the first king of the Yoruba people. Ile-Ife, its capital, rose to...
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Oduduwa (redirect from Oduduwa Omoluabi, Emperor of the Yoruba)
Oduduwa was a Yoruba divine king, legendary founder of the Ife Empire and a creator deity (orisha) in the Yoruba religion. His earthly origins are from...
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The Yoruba alphabet (Yoruba: Álífábẹ́ẹ̀tì Yorùbá) is either of two Latin alphabets used to write the Yoruba language, one in Nigeria and one in neighboring...
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Yoruba demon is a slang for a young man, typically of Yoruba descent who is often a smooth talker or a playboy. The words "Yoruba Demon" started as a...
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Yoruba music is the pattern/style of music practiced by the Yoruba people of Nigeria, Togo, and Benin. It is perhaps best known for its extremely advanced...
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The Yoruba Revolutionary Wars, also known as the Yoruba Civil Wars, were a series of conflicts that engulfed the Yoruba-speaking areas of West Africa...
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The Yoruba of West Africa (Benin, Nigeria and Togo) are responsible for a distinct artistic tradition in Africa, a tradition that remains vital and influential...
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BBC Yoruba is the Yoruba language service of the BBC World Service meant primarily for the Yoruba-speaking communities in Nigeria, Benin Republic, Togo...
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The following is a list of Nigerian actors of Yoruba descent. Femi Adebayo Odunlade Adekola Jide Kosoko Adebayo Salami Taiwo Hassan Ronke Ojo Mercy Aigbe...
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Yorùbá names are the given names adopted primarily by speakers of the Yoruba language and the Yoruba diaspora. Originally, male Yorùbá children were named...
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The Yoruba calendar (Kọ́jọ́dá) is a calendar used by the Yoruba people of southwestern and north central Nigeria and southern Benin. The calendar has...
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Yoruba literature is the spoken and written literature of the Yoruba people, one of the largest ethno-linguistic groups in Nigeria and the rest of Africa...
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Aṣẹ (redirect from Ase (Yoruba))
ase, or ashe is a Yoruba philosophy that is defined to represent the power that makes things happen and produces change in the Yoruba religion. It is believed...
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Yoruba Richen (born 1972, in New York City, New York)[citation needed] is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. Her work has been featured...
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The Yoruba tribal marks are scarifications which are specific identification and beautification marks designed on the face or body of the Yoruba people...
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Oba (ruler) (redirect from Yoruba crowns)
Oba ('King' in the Yoruba language) is a pre-nominal honorific for kings in Yorubaland, a region which is in the modern republics of Benin, Nigeria and...
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Edekiri languages (redirect from Yoruba languages)
up to 1 million speakers); the Yoruboid languages Ulukwumi and Mokole; Yoruba, by far the largest of the cluster with about 55 million speakers. Yoruboid...
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David Oyelowo (redirect from Yoruba Saxon)
David Oyetokunbo Oyelowo (/oʊˈjɛloʊwoʊ/ oh-YEL-oh-woh; Yoruba pronunciation; born 1 April 1976) is a British-American actor, director and producer. His...
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The Yoruba Tennis Club is a tennis club in Onikan, Lagos Island, Lagos, Nigeria. It is the oldest indigenous social club in Nigeria. The club started on...
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