Yoruba
ISO 639-3: yor
Major language of southwestern Nigeria
Language Details
| Family Lineage | Niger-Congo › Atlantic-Congo › Volta-Congo › Volta-Niger |
| Countries | Nigeria, Benin, Togo |
| Approximate Speakers | ~45,000,000 |
| Notes | Tonal language with extensive oral literary tradition; significant diaspora presence |
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