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Yoruba language

Yoruba (/ˈjɒrʊbə/; Yor. Èdè Yorùbá ) is an Atlantic–Congo language that is spoken in West Africa, primarily in South West Nigeria, Benin, and parts of Togo.

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Dialects
Lucumí
Early form
Proto-Yoruboid
Ethnicity
Yoruba
Glottolog
yoru1245
ISO 639-1
yo
ISO 639-2
yor

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History

Varieties

Literary Yoruba

Phonology

Writing systems

Grammar

Vocabulary

Numerals

Literature

Music

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Yoruba language

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Edges197
Triples74
Avg. degree1.99
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Yoruba language

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related to External links · 18
Yoruba language → Abibitumi Kasa Yorùbá Language, Beginning Yorùbá TextbookA Vocabulary, English, Pan-African Localization, Radio Abeokuta, Resources Archived, Wayback Machinelingua, Wayback MachineSabere, Wayback MachineYorùbá Yé Mi, West African Languages, Yoruba, Yoruba DictionaryỌrọ, Yoruba WikipediaOmniglot, Yoruba-English Archived, Yoruba-Online-Dictionary English-Yoruba, YorubaJournal, YorubaYoruba, Yorùbá Archived
related to history · 18
Yoruba language → African, Americas, Atlantic, Congo, Edekiri, Historically, Igala, In, Itsekiri, Latin America, Niger, Nigeria, The, There, Upper Paleolithic, Volta, Yoruba, Yoruboid
Language family · 6
Yoruba language → Atlantic–CongoVolta-CongoVolta–NigerYoruboidEdekiriYoruba, EdekiriYoruba, Volta-CongoVolta–NigerYoruboidEdekiriYoruba, Volta–NigerYoruboidEdekiriYoruba, Yoruba, YoruboidEdekiriYoruba
Writing system · 4
Yoruba language → Arabic (Anjemi), Latin (Yoruba alphabet), Oduduwa script, Yoruba Braille
Dialects · 1
Yoruba language → Lucumí
Early form · 1
Yoruba language → Proto-Yoruboid
Ethnicity · 1
Yoruba language → Yoruba
Glottolog · 1
Yoruba language → yoru1245
ISO 639-1 · 1
Yoruba language → yo
ISO 639-2 · 1
Yoruba language → yor

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yoruba language used dialects vowels nasal vowel orthography also nigeria 20 spoken standard common tone written central benin languages form

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Yoruba languageDialectsLucumí1.00infobox
Yoruba languageEarly formProto-Yoruboid1.00infobox
Yoruba languageEthnicityYoruba1.00infobox
Yoruba languageGlottologyoru12451.00infobox
Yoruba languageISO 639-1yo1.00infobox
Yoruba languageISO 639-2yor1.00infobox
Yoruba languageISO 639-3yor1.00infobox
Yoruba languageLanguage familyAtlantic–CongoVolta-CongoVolta–NigerYoruboidEdekiriYoruba1.00infobox
Yoruba languageLanguage familyVolta-CongoVolta–NigerYoruboidEdekiriYoruba1.00infobox
Yoruba languageLanguage familyVolta–NigerYoruboidEdekiriYoruba1.00infobox
Yoruba languageLanguage familyYoruboidEdekiriYoruba1.00infobox
Yoruba languageLanguage familyEdekiriYoruba1.00infobox
Yoruba languageLanguage familyYoruba1.00infobox
Yoruba languageLinguasphere98-AAA-a1.00infobox
Yoruba languageNative toBenin · Nigeria · Togo1.00infobox
Yoruba languageOfficial language inNigeria (national status)1.00infobox
Yoruba languagePronunciation[èdè jōɾùbá]1.00infobox
Yoruba languageRecognised minority language inBenin Togo1.00infobox
Yoruba languageRegionYorubaland1.00infobox
Yoruba languageSigned formsSigned Yoruba1.00infobox
Yoruba languageSpeakersL1: 48 million (2023) L2: 2.0 million (no date) Total: 50 million (2023)1.00infobox
Yoruba languageWriting systemLatin (Yoruba alphabet)1.00infobox
Yoruba languageWriting systemArabic (Anjemi)1.00infobox
Yoruba languageWriting systemOduduwa script1.00infobox
Yoruba languageWriting systemYoruba Braille1.00infobox

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