Yoruba people
ethnic group of Nigeria, Benin and Togo
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Summary
Yoruba people is an ethnic group[1]. It ranks in the top 0.31% of ethnic group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,328 views/month, #14 of 4,529).[2]
Key Facts
- Native language: Yoruba[3]
- Religion or worldview: Christianity[4], Islam[5], Yoruba religion[6]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Ogun State[7], Ekiti State[8], Ondo State[9], Osun State[10], Oyo State[11], Lagos State[12], Kwara State[13], Kogi State[14]
- Country: Benin[15], Nigeria[16], Togo[17], Ghana[18], Canada[19]
- Subclass of: Volta–Niger peoples[20]
- Commons category: Yoruba people[21]
- Said to be the same as: Nagôs[22]
- Has part(s): Ijebu people[23], Oyo people[24], Egba people[25]
- Topic's main category: Category:Yoruba people[26], Category:Yoruba[27]
- Population: 47,000,000[28]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Yoruba[29]
- Described by source: African ethnonyms[30], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[31]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Yoruba[32], English[33], French[34], Brazilian Portuguese[35], Spanish[36]
- Different from: Yoruba[37]
- Studied by: Yoruba studies[38]
- Language used: Yoruba[39]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Smithsonian Libraries African Ethnic Groups[40]
Why It Matters
Yoruba people has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]