Yoruboid

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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.

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Meanings

adjectiveYoruboid (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBelonging 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
  1. The Yoruboid languages collectively.

Origin

From Yoruba + -oid.

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APA

Yoruboid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yoruboid

MLA

“Yoruboid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yoruboid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Yoruboid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yoruboid.

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