joruba

Faroese

Etymology

Ultimately, from Yoruba Yorùbá.

Noun

joruba n (genitive singular joruba, uncountable)

1. The Yoruba language.

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	joruba
Accusative	joruba
Dative	joruba
Genitive	joruba

Finnish

Etymology

Ultimately, from Yoruba Yorùbá.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjorubɑ/, [ˈjo̞rubɑ]
• Rhymes: -orubɑ
• Syllabification^(key): jo‧ru‧ba

Noun

joruba

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

Declension

Some language authorities opine that joruba should be inflected as kulkija, but koira-type declension (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 jorubojenrare jorubainrare
partitive		jorubaa	jorubia joruboita jorubojarare
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
instructive		—	joruboin jorubin
abessive		jorubatta	joruboitta jorubitta
comitative		—	joruboineen jorubineen

Possessive forms of joruba (type omena)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	jorubani	jorubamme
2nd person	jorubasi	jorubanne
3rd person	jorubansa

Synonyms

• joruban kieli

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• (non-standard since 2005) yoruba

Etymology

Ultimately, from Yoruba Yorùbá.

Noun

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