Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yoruban

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables: yoruban
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of the Yoruba people.

adj

Belonging to the Yoruba people.

adj

Pertaining or belonging to the Yoruba religion.

Etymology

From Yoruba + -an.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Yoruba

Inflected Forms

Yorubans (plural)

Synonyms

Yorubian

Questions

What does yoruban mean?: A member of the Yoruba people.
Where does yoruban come from?: From Yoruba + -an.

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