yoruba

Questions about yoruba

What does yoruba mean?

yoruba means "a member of a West African people living chiefly in southwestern Nigeria". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in yoruba?

yoruba has 3 syllables: yo-ru-ba. The stress falls on "ru". In IPA it is /jəˈɹubə/.

What is another word for yoruba?

Close synonyms include Aku. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is yoruba a common word?

yoruba is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.