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joruba

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Czech

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Yoruba Yorùbá.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈjoruba]
  • Rhymes: -uba
  • Hyphenation: jo‧ru‧ba

Noun

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joruba f (indeclinable)

  1. Yoruba (language)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • joruba”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Faroese

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Etymology

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Ultimately, from Yoruba Yorùbá.

Noun

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joruba n (genitive singular joruba, uncountable)

  1. The Yoruba language.

Declension

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singular
indefinite
nominative joruba
accusative joruba
dative joruba
genitive joruba

Finnish

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Etymology

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Ultimately, from Yoruba Yorùbá.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈjorubɑ/, [ˈjo̞rubɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -orubɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): jo‧ru‧ba

Noun

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joruba

  1. A member of the Yoruba people.
  2. The Yoruba language.

Declension

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Some language authorities opine that joruba should be inflected as a type 12 noun (kulkija), but type 10 (koira) (with deletion of a) is more widely used. Therefore, both are provided here.

Inflection of joruba (Kotus type 11/omena, no gradation)
nominative joruba jorubat
genitive joruban jorubien
joruboiden
joruboitten
partitive jorubaa jorubia
joruboita
illative jorubaan jorubiin
joruboihin
singular plural
nominative joruba jorubat
accusative nom. joruba jorubat
gen. joruban
genitive joruban jorubien
joruboiden
joruboitten
jorubojen rare
jorubain rare
partitive jorubaa jorubia
joruboita
joruboja rare
inessive jorubassa joruboissa
jorubissa
elative jorubasta joruboista
jorubista
illative jorubaan jorubiin
joruboihin
adessive joruballa joruboilla
jorubilla
ablative jorubalta joruboilta
jorubilta
allative joruballe joruboille
jorubille
essive jorubana joruboina
jorubina
translative jorubaksi joruboiksi
jorubiksi
abessive jorubatta joruboitta
jorubitta
instructive joruboin
jorubin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of joruba (Kotus type 11/omena, no gradation)

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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compounds

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Ultimately, from Yoruba Yorùbá.

Noun

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joruba m (definite singular jorubaen, indefinite plural jorubaer or jorubaar, definite plural jorubaene or jorubaane)

  1. Yoruba language
  2. a member of the Yoruba people