YORUBA


Meaning of YORUBA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈyȯr-ə-bə ]

noun

( plural Yoruba or Yorubas )

Etymology: Yoruba Yorùbá

Date: 1841

: a Niger-Congo language of southwestern Nigeria and parts of Benin and Togo ; also : a member of any of the Yoruba-speaking peoples of this region

• Yo·ru·ban ˈyȯr-ə-bən noun or adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.