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Soyinka

Soyinka proper noun: a surname from Yoruba.

Proper noun

Soyinka (plural Soyinkas)

  1. A surname from Yoruba.

Forms of Soyinka

pluralSoyinkas

Origin of Soyinka

Borrowed from Yoruba Ṣoyinka.

Words formed from Soyinka

Questions about Soyinka

What does Soyinka mean?
Soyinka means a surname from Yoruba.
What part of speech is Soyinka?
Soyinka is a proper noun.

Words near Soyinka in the dictionary

  1. soygurt
  2. soyhull
  3. soyhulls
  4. soying
  5. soying out
  6. Soyinka
  7. Soyinkan
  8. Soyinkas
  9. soyjack
  10. soyjak
  11. soyjaked

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