Yoruba people
Also known as Yoruba, Joroeba, Yariba, Yooba, Yorba, Yorouba
ethnic group of Nigeria, Benin and Togo
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The Yoruba are a major ethnic group primarily from Nigeria, Benin, and Togo in West Africa, with a rich cultural heritage spanning centuries. They are significant both regionally and globally due to their influence on language, religion, art, and diaspora communities around the world.
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The Yoruba people (/ˈjɒrʊbə/ YORR-uub-ə; Yoruba: Ìran Yorùbá, Ọmọ Odùduwà, Ọmọ Káàárọ̀-oòjíire) are a West African ethnic group who inhabit parts of Nigeria, Benin, and Togo, a region collectively called Yorubaland. The Yoruba constitute more than 50 million people in Africa, and over a million outside the continent, and bear further representation among the African diaspora. The vast majority of Yoruba live in Nigeria, where they make up 20.7% of the country's population according to Ethnologue estimates, making them one of the largest ethnic groups in Africa. Most Yoruba people speak the Yoruba language, which is the Niger–Congo language with the largest number of native or L1 speakers.
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