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Yoruba



 
  Yoruba may refer to:
  • Yoruba people
    Yoruba people

    Yoruba people are one of the largest ethno-linguistic group or ethnic groups in west Africa. The majority of the Yoruba speak the Yoruba language ....
    , a West African ethnic group
  • Yoruba language
    Yoruba language

    Yoruba is a dialect continuum of West Africa with over 25 million speakers. The native tongue of the approximately 28 million Yoruba people, it is spoken, among other languages, in Nigeria, Benin, and Togo and traces of it are found among communities in Brazil, Sierra Leone , northern Ghana and Cuba ....
    , the language spoken by the Yoruba people
  • Yoruba religion, the traditional religion of the Yoruba people
  • Orisha
    Orisha

    An Orisha is a spirit or deity that reflects one of the manifestations of Olodumare in the Yoruba mythology spiritual or religion . This religion has found its way throughout the world and is now expressed in several varieties which include Anago, Adefunmi, Candombl?, Lucum?, and the Orisa religion of Trinidad, as well as some aspects o...
    , a component of the Yoruba religion


See also


  • Ife
    Ife

    Ife is an ancient Yoruba people city in south-western Nigeria. Evidence of settlement of the city has been discovered dating back as far as 500 BC....