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Yoruboid

Yoruboid adjective: belonging or relating to a group of 14 related dialect/language clades, composed of the Igala and Edekiri groups. Its most widely spoken member is Yoruba.

Adjective

Yoruboid (not comparable)

  1. Belonging or relating to a group of 14 related dialect/language clades, composed of the Igala and Edekiri groups. Its most widely spoken member is Yoruba.

Proper noun

Yoruboid

  1. The Yoruboid languages collectively.

Origin of Yoruboid

From Yoruba + -oid.

Questions about Yoruboid

What does Yoruboid mean?
Yoruboid means belonging or relating to a group of 14 related dialect/language clades, composed of the Igala and Edekiri groups. Its most widely spoken member is Yoruba.
What part of speech is Yoruboid?
Yoruboid can be an adjective or a proper noun.

Words near Yoruboid in the dictionary

  1. Yorubans
  2. Yorubas
  3. Yorubian
  4. Yorubians
  5. Yorubic
  6. Yoruboid
  7. Yorùbá
  8. Yorùbáland
  9. yos
  10. Yosef
  11. yoself

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