yoruba

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See also: Yoruba and Yorùbá

French

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Noun

yoruba m (uncountable)

  1. the Yoruba language

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

yoruba m (definite singular yorubaen, indefinite plural yorubaer or yorubaar, definite plural yorubaene or yorubaane)

  1. (pre-2005) alternative form of joruba

Portuguese

Noun

yoruba m (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of iorubá

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ʝoˈɾuba/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ʃoˈɾuba/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ʒoˈɾuba/

  • Rhymes: -uba
  • Syllabification: yo‧ru‧ba

Adjective

yoruba m or f (masculine and feminine plural yorubas or yoruba)

  1. Yoruba

Noun

yoruba m or f by sense (plural yorubas or yoruba)

  1. Yoruba (people)

Noun

yoruba m (uncountable)

  1. Yoruba (language)