Yoruba

/ˈjɔːɹəbə/

Synonyms for "yoruba" (11 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Noun(3 words)
yoruba languageakuaku language

Strong matches (3)

Noun(2 words)

Related words (5)

Noun(4 words)
regionalyoruba tongueyorubanyoruban people

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

11 entries
KwaNiger-Congo languageNigerianWest African peoplescultural adjectiveethnic adjectiveethnic groupethnographic adjectivegeographic adjectivelanguagelinguistic adjective

More specific

14 entries
Ekiti YorubaIjesa YorubaOyo YorubaStandard YorubaYoruba dialectyoruba artyoruba cultureyoruba diasporayoruba homelandyoruba languageyoruba musicyoruba religionyoruba ritualyoruba tradition

Collocations

8 entries
Yoruba cultureYoruba diasporaYoruba languageYoruba namesYoruba peopleYoruba religionyoruba musicyoruba traditions

Inflections

3 entries
Yorubasmore yorubamost yoruba

Derivations

4 entries

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

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The African languages that interest me are Swahili, Yoruba, and Malagasy.

Source: tatoeba (10667710)

I read the research paper "Some diachronic changes in Yoruba grammar."

Source: tatoeba (10671559)

Having at last acquired a fair knowledge of the Yoruba language, Anna Hinderer started a day school for children, and to nine little boys who were regular in their attendance she gave a blue shirt each, of which they were immensely proud.

Source: tatoeba (11915362)

Oke speaks Yoruba, French, Arabic, and English.

Source: tatoeba (12940457)

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