Yoruba language
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Yoruba is an Atlantic–Congo language that is spoken in West Africa, primarily in South West Nigeria, Benin, and parts of Togo. It is spoken by the Yoruba people. Yoruba speakers number roughly 50 mill
Yoruba hymn, Church of the Visitation, Jerusalem
Yorubaland
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Yorubaland is the homeland and cultural region of the Yoruba people in West Africa. It spans the modern-day countries of Nigeria, Benin and Togo, and covers a total land area of 142,114 km2. Of this l
Yoruba language
…America, during the latter period of the Atlantic slave trade. The Yoruba dialect continuum consists of multiple dialects. The various Yoruba dialects in Yorubaland can be classified into five major dialect areas: Northwest, Northeast, Central, Southwest, and Southeast. Clear boundaries cannot be drawn, but peripheral…
Location of Yoruba-subgroups (green)in West Africa (white)
Hill forest near Ikogosi
Close tree canopy in the Omo forest
The granite outcrops at Idanre