The Yoruba (Yorùbá in Yoruba orthography) is a large ethno-linguistic group or ethnic nation in West Africa. The Yoruba constitute approximately 30% percent of Nigeria's total population, and number upwards of 40 million individuals throughout the region of West Africa. They share borders with the Borgu (variously called Bariba and Borgawa) in the northwest, the Nupe and Ebira in the north, the Ẹsan and Ẹdo to the southeast, the Igala and other related groups to the northeast, and the Egun, Fon, and other Gbe-speaking peoples in the southwest. While the majority of the Yoruba live in the south-west of Nigeria, there are also substantial indigenous Yoruba communities in the Republics of Benin and Togo, as well as diaspora Yoruba communities in Sierra Leone, Brazil, Cuba, Puerto Rico and Trinidad.
The Yoruba are the main ethnic group in the states of Ekiti, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, and Oyo, which are political subdivisions of Nigeria; they also constitute a sizable proportion of Kwara and Kogi states as well as of the Republic of Benin.

Boston Language Institute Yoruba Program - Providing small group, corporate, private, intensive and immersion instruction.
Meta Description: [ The Boston Language Institute offers Yoruba language course and conducts classes for individuals and companies. A Yoruba language school in Boston. ]
Ethnologue: Yoruba - Linguistic classification and demographic information.
Meta Description: [ Ethnologue 14 and bibliography information on YORUBA. ]
Institute of Yoruba Language and Culture - Describes the organization's education program.
Learn Yoruba - Devoted to the promotion and growth of the Yoruba language and culture worldwide.
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Press in Yoruba - Two newspapers in Yoruba.
Yoruba at UW-Madison - Course syllabi and instructional material from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Yoruba Language Task Force - Conference information and online language materials.
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