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Meanings of yoruba in English

Russian
йоруба
Portuguese
língua yoruba
Spanish
lengua yoruba
Catalan
yoruba

Nigeria, Niger and Congo language spoken in West Africa.

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        йоруба
        Portuguese
        yoruba

        A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba in southwestern Nigeria.

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              Usage of yoruba in English
              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
              Yoruba Fire god of thunder and legendary first king of the Yoruba tribe.
              A Wiccan Bible
              11
              This man told me there were three astral high languages-Hebrew ,Arabic ,andYoruba.
              The masque of africa: glimpses of african belief
              12
              Yoruba god who became one of the Orisha of the Santeria.
              A Wiccan Bible
              13
              In the Yoruba tradition of Nigeria, Oshun is the goddess most like Venus.
              Ebony
              14
              An Afro-Cuban religion that combined Yoruba animism with Catholicism, Santeria was widespread in Miami.
              Dexter in the Dark
              15
              In the blending of Yoruba and Christian traditions, he becomes associated with Jesus Christ.
              A Wiccan Bible
              16
              In the mixing of Yoruba and Christian tradition he became associated with Saint Lazarus.
              A Wiccan Bible
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              Yoruba through the time