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yoruba

Nigeria, Niger and Congo language spoken in West Africa.

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        A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba in southwestern Nigeria.

              yoruba
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              Examples for "yo"
              Examples for "yo"
              1
              Nope... actually, I'm fairly confident that my 10yo has more common sense.
              News.com.au
              2
              The yo-he-ho theory: cries in common muscular effort, as in sailors' chantys.
              The Tyranny Of Words
              3
              The audiences change, the receipts yo-yo, but the schtick remains the same.
              The Guardian
              4
              An playin marbles wuz a wonderful game in mah days yo knows.
              Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
              5
              Overall, however, this yo-yos between bland and big mouthfuls of unpalatable gunk.
              The Guardian
              1
              Mola recited opening prayers to summon the spirits in Spanish and the Yoruba language, ending with the Lord's Prayer.
              Reuters
              2
              The greater part of the inhabitants are now Christians, and Mr Crowther is engaged in translating the Bible into the Yoruba language.
              The Three Midshipmen
              Usage of Yoruba in anglès
              1
              He lived in Yoruba villages and became very friendly with the people.
              The new yorker
              2
              They translated the Koran into Yoruba, and they also preached in Yoruba.
              The masque of africa: glimpses of african belief
              3
              An official newspaper is published in the Yoruba and English languages.
              The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
              4
              The Yoruba people, from what is now Nigeria, had partial success.
              Disintegration: the splintering of black america
              5
              The Pole had been the last to speak, and then the Yoruba interrupted:
              The subtle knife
              6
              The Yoruba country is between the other two I have mentioned.
              The Three Midshipmen
              7
              The Yoruba country was the chief scene of their hunting expeditions.
              Happy Jack, and Other Tales of the Sea
              8
              We find Yoruba reaching out and subduing states like Nupe toward the northward.
              The Negro
              9
              Their rich sounds blend hip-hop beat-craft and electronic music with traditional Yoruba chants.
              Ebony
              10
              This man told me there were three astral high languages-Hebrew ,Arabic ,andYoruba.
              The masque of africa: glimpses of african belief
              11
              In the Yoruba tradition of Nigeria, Oshun is the goddess most like Venus.
              Ebony
              12
              An Afro-Cuban religion that combined Yoruba animism with Catholicism, Santeria was widespread in Miami.
              Dexter in the Dark
              13
              In the blending of Yoruba and Christian traditions, he becomes associated with Jesus Christ.
              A Wiccan Bible
              14
              In the mixing of Yoruba and Christian tradition he became associated with Saint Lazarus.
              A Wiccan Bible
              15
              Their mother introduced them to Yoruba prayers brought over to Cuba from West Africa.
              Ebony
              16
              Lam fused surrealism with santeria, which like Haiti's voodoo, borrows from the Yoruba pantheon.
              Reuters
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