yoruba

See also: Yoruba and Yorùbá

French

Alternative forms

• yorouba

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɔ.ʁu.ba/

Noun

yoruba m (uncountable)

1. the Yoruba language

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

yoruba m (definite singular yorubaen, indefinite plural yorubaer or yorubaar, definite plural yorubaene or yorubaane)

1. (pre-2005) alternative form of joruba

Portuguese

Noun

yoruba m (uncountable)

1. alternative form of iorubá

Spanish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ʝoˈɾuba/ [ɟ͡ʝoˈɾu.β̞a]

• IPA^(key): /ʝoˈɾuba/ [ɟ͡ʝoˈɾu.β̞a] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
• IPA^(key): /ʃoˈɾuba/ [ʃoˈɾu.β̞a] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /ʒoˈɾuba/ [ʒoˈɾu.β̞a] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

• Rhymes: -uba
• Syllabification: yo‧ru‧ba

Adjective

yoruba m or f (masculine and feminine plural yorubas or yoruba)

1. Yoruba

Noun

yoruba m or f by sense (plural yorubas or yoruba)

1. Yoruba (people)

Noun

yoruba m (uncountable)

1. Yoruba (language)