plural Yoruba or Yorubas
: a Niger-Congo language of southwestern Nigeria and parts of Benin and Togo
also
: a member of any of the Yoruba-speaking peoples of this region
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Supporting fellow Nigerians—especially those of my same Yoruba heritage—will always influence me, which is how SCOPE Art Show secured its place on my list of Art Basel Miami events recommendations.
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Lilian Raji, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
The Wikipedia entry on the Golden Rule cites variations of this basic ethic from Egyptian, Sanskrit, Tamil, Persian, Roman, and Yoruba texts, from the three Abrahamic religions, as well as Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Zoroastrianism, and so on.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 22 Nov. 2024
And of course, the Yoruba people in Ifá speak about our heavenly mates.
—Allison Noelle Conner, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
This Afro-Brazilian ingenuity in preserving heritage within colonial constraints is most exemplified by Candomblé, a religion born from Yoruba spirituality.
—Essence, 10 Oct. 2024
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Lilian Raji, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
The Wikipedia entry on the Golden Rule cites variations of this basic ethic from Egyptian, Sanskrit, Tamil, Persian, Roman, and Yoruba texts, from the three Abrahamic religions, as well as Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Zoroastrianism, and so on.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 22 Nov. 2024
And of course, the Yoruba people in Ifá speak about our heavenly mates.
—Allison Noelle Conner, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
This Afro-Brazilian ingenuity in preserving heritage within colonial constraints is most exemplified by Candomblé, a religion born from Yoruba spirituality.
—Essence, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Yoruba.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Yoruba. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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