Yoruba Meaning in English

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US

jəˈɹubə

yuh-ROO-buh

UK

ˈjɒrʊbə

YOR-uh-buh

التعريف

Yoruba refers to both an ethnic group from West Africa, mainly Nigeria, and their language, which is spoken by millions of people.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Yoruba' can refer to both the people and the language; it is always capitalized in English. Used in formal, academic, and cultural contexts. Not used for other meanings.

• Spanish: yoruba
• Portuguese (BR): iorubá
• Portuguese (PT): iorubá
• Chinese (Simplified): 约鲁巴人 - 约鲁巴语
• Chinese (Traditional): 約魯巴人 - 約魯巴語
• Hindi: योरूबा
• Arabic: اليوروبا
• Bengali: ইওরিবারা (জনগোষ্ঠী) - ইওরিবা ভাষা
• Russian: йоруба (народ) - йоруба (язык)
• Japanese: ヨルバ族（民族） - ヨルバ語（言語）
• Vietnamese: Yoruba (dân tộc) - tiếng Yoruba
• Korean: 요루바족(민족) - 요루바어(언어)
• Turkish: Yoruba (etnik grup) - Yoruba dili
• Urdu: یوروبا (قوم) - یوروبا زبان
• Indonesian: Yoruba (suku bangsa) - bahasa Yoruba

جمل نموذجية

The Yoruba live mainly in Nigeria.

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She speaks the Yoruba language.

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Many Yoruba traditions are famous.

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His mother taught him Yoruba songs from childhood.

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Are you learning Yoruba or just interested in the culture?

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There's a huge Yoruba festival every year in Lagos.

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