yoruba

noun/ˈjɔrəbə/

Frequency rank: #11,676 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

A major language and ethnic group of West Africa, primarily found in Nigeria, Benin, and Togo.

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Example sentence

She has been studying yoruba for three years and can now hold basic conversations with native speakers.

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