Boston, Atlanta, Chicago, Philadelphia, Houston and Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. New York, Maryland, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Florida, Louisiana, California and most Southern States.
Languages
English (American English), Yoruba, Nigerian English), French, Spanish and Nigerian Pidgin.
Religion
Christianity, Islam, and Yoruba religion
Related ethnic groups
African Americans, Beninese Americans, Black Canadians, Nigerian Americans, Nigerian Canadians, Yoruba Canadians, Yoruba people
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Okun
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Ọ̀ghọ̀
Ọ̀wọ́rọ̀
Òwu
Ọ̀yọ́
Rẹ́mọ
Ùdoko (Oǹdó)
Usẹn
Yéwa (Ẹ̀gbádò)
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Cultural concepts
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Religion
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Olorun
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Divination
Ifá
Opon Ifá
Opele
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Orisha, Imọlẹ̀, Ẹbọra
Ọbàtálá
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Ṣàngó
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Ọ̀ṣun
Ọ̀ṣọ́ọ̀sì
Ọ̀rúnmìlà
Aganjú
Òṣùmàrè
...
Legendary creatures
Ẹbọra
Egbere
Iwin
Akudaaya
Abiku & Emere
Oro
...
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Ọwá
Ọlọ́fà
...
Titles (Oyè)
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Ọwá
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Olú-awo
Olótu
Ọ̀dọ̀fin
Nobility (Ògbóni)
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Ọ̀yọ́mèsì
Ẹdan
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Military and commerce
Kakaǹfò
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Olúkòsì
Ìyálọ́jà
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Ajagunnà
Aṣípa
Baṣọ̀run
Geography
Yoruba country
Yorubaland
Festivals / events
West Africa
Ọ̀ṣun-Òṣogbo
Ọlọ́jọ́
Ìgògò
Ẹ̀yọ̀ Festival
Badagry Festival
Orosun
Ọdún Ògún
Ojúde Ọba
Orò
Aké Arts & Book Festival
World Sango Festival
Odun Egungun
Líṣàbí
Ọdún Olókun
Yorùbá Drum Festival
New Yam- Ọdún Ìjẹṣu
Diaspora
Odunde Festival
Yoruba Arts Festival
Yemoja Festival (Brazil, Cuba, Trinidad, USA, Venezuela, Argentina)
Performing arts
Contemporary
Apala
Fuji
Were
Yoruba Highlife
Waka
Jùjú
Afrobeat
Afrobeats
Sakara
Folk / Traditional
Bolojo
Obitun
Bírípo
Bata
Olele
Ijala
Gẹ̀lẹ̀dẹ́
Ekun Iyawo/Rara
Dadakuada
Oriki
Esa
Alamo
Ogede
Gbedu
Iremoje
Ewì
Notable personalities
List of Yoruba people
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