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Yoruba is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in West Africa, primarily in South West Nigeria, Benin, and parts of Togo.
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ISO 639-3 Code Speaker CountEthnologue total figure, 2023. RegionYorubaland (primarily South West Nigeria, Benin, and Togo; also Cote d'Ivoire, Sierra Leone, and Gambia) 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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1. Wikipedia: 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.
1. Wikipedia: Yoruba Language
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1. Wikipedia: Yoruba Language
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50 million (2023)
1. Wikipedia: Yoruba Language
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Yorubaland (primarily South West Nigeria, Benin, and Togo; also in Cote d'Ivoire, Sierra Leone, and Gambia)
1. Wikipedia: Yoruba Language
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Niger-Congo(?) - Atlantic-Congo - Volta-Congo - Volta-Niger - Yoruboid - Edekiri - Yoruba
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