Yoruba (yor)

Yoruba (yor) is part of the Niger-Congo family and Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Defoid, Yoruboid, Edekiri class.

Yoruba speaking People Groups across the world:

Fast Facts:

Total People Groups:12
Total Population:56,215,400
Unengaged and Unreached:
People Groups:0
Population:0
Engaged yet Unreached:
People Groups:1
Population:263,000
No Longer Unreached:
People Groups:11
Population:55,952,400

Discover More about Yoruba:
- Ethnologue - Yoruba
- Glottalog - Yoruba

Media Resources for Yoruba:

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JESUSView Film

1 film

Bible Resources for Yoruba:

3 entries

People Groups who primarily speak Yoruba

Strategic Progress Index
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12 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexReligion
YorubaYorubaNigeria48,550,000No Longer UnreachedNeo-Pentecostalism
EgbaEgbaNigeria6,110,000No Longer UnreachedNeo-Pentecostalism
YorubaYorubaGhana528,000No Longer UnreachedFolk Islam
YorubaYorubaBenin263,000Engaged yet UnreachedAfrican Traditional Religion
YorubaYorubaUnited States152,000No Longer UnreachedAfrican Traditional Religion
YorubaYorubaCote d’Ivoire149,000No Longer UnreachedNeo-Pentecostalism
YorubaYorubaTogo143,000No Longer UnreachedNeo-Pentecostalism
YorubaYorubaEquatorial Guinea129,000No Longer UnreachedProtestantism
YorubaYorubaNiger89,000No Longer UnreachedFolk Islam
YorubaYorubaBurkina Faso84,500No Longer UnreachedFolk Islam
YorubaYorubaCanada10,500No Longer UnreachedNeo-Pentecostalism
YorubaYorubaSierra Leone7,400No Longer UnreachedProtestantism

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