Yoruba
Spoken language
Yoruba is a language that is spoken in West Africa, primarily in Southwestern and Central Nigeria. It is spoken by the ethnic Yoruba people. The number of Yoruba speakers is roughly 45 million, plus about 2 million second-language speakers. Wikipedia
Region: Africa
Spoken by: Yoruba people, Nigerian Americans, Bariba people, and more
Early form: Proto-Yoruboid
Ethnicity: Yoruba
Language family: Niger–Congo? > Atlantic–Congo > Volta-Congo > Volta–Niger > YEAI > Yoruboid > Edekiri > Yoruba
Native speakers: L1: 45 million (2021); L2: 2.0 million (no date)