Looking for the meaning or definition of the word Yoruba? Here's what it means.
Noun
An ethnic group living mainly in southwest Nigeria, southern Benin, and eastern Togo and, as well as in communities elsewhere in West Africa, and in Brazil and Cuba.
Proper noun
A sub-Saharan language. It belongs to the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo language family, and has nearly 30 million speakers in Nigeria, Benin, Togo and Sierra Leone, as well as communities in Brazil and Cuba.
An African traditional religion which spawned various offshoots in the Americas in the 15th to 19th centuries. These include santería and Lucumi. See Yoruba religion.
