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  1. A sub-w:Sahara, Saharan language. It belongs to the w:Benue-Congo, Benue-Congo branch of the w:Niger-Congo languages, 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.
  2. A family of religions, which spread to the Americas in the 15th to 19th centuries. These include Santeria and Lukumi. The religious aspect of Yoruba culture is otherwise known as Irunmole. It is characterised by a system of divination known as Ifa.
Translations: 
  • French: yoruba
  • German: Yoruba
  • Spanish: yoruba , nago (in Cuba)
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