n.
Pronunciation: ' yo ̇ r- ə -b ə
Function: noun
Inflected Form: 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 \ ' yo ̇ r- ə -b ə n \ noun or adjective