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Yoruban

Yoruban

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Relating to the Yoruba people, their culture or language
  • adjective
  • /jɔːˈruːbən/
: yoruba
  • Many Yoruban traditions have influenced modern West African culture.

Examples

  • She is researching Yoruban religious practices for her thesis.

  • The Yoruban festival attracts visitors from around the world.

  • The museum features a collection of Yoruban masks and sculptures.

  • She learned about Yoruban traditions during her studies.

  • The festival celebrated traditional Yoruban music and dance, attracting visitors from around the world.

  • Many people are interested in learning the Yoruban language to better understand the rich culture of the Yoruba people.

  • The art exhibit featured Yoruban textiles that showcase intricate patterns and vibrant colors.

Surface Forms

Yoruban positive

Morphology

Yoruban = Yoruba (transparent) = Yoruba + an

Formed from the ethnonym 'Yoruba' with a common demonymic/adjectival suffix '-an', so the relation to the people/language is directly inferable.

Etymology

Yoruban comes from the name Yoruba, the people of West Africa (mainly Nigeria), and the ending -an means 'from' or 'related to'. So Yoruban describes something 'from' or about the Yoruba people, their culture, or their language.