Yoruba language (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Yoruba language" in English language version.

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This widely followed classification is based on Adetugbọ's 1982 dialectological study;^[11] this classification originated in his 1967 PhD thesis The Yoruba Language in Western Nigeria: Its Major Dialect Areas, ProQuest 288034744. See also Adetugbọ 1973, pp. 183–193. Adetugbọ, Abiọdun (1973). "The Yoruba Language in Yoruba History". In Biobaku, Saburi O. (ed.). Sources of Yoruba History. Oxford: Clarendon Press. pp. 176–204. ISBN 0-19-821669-6.
Adetugbọ 1973, p. 185. Adetugbọ, Abiọdun (1973). "The Yoruba Language in Yoruba History". In Biobaku, Saburi O. (ed.). Sources of Yoruba History. Oxford: Clarendon Press. pp. 176–204. ISBN 0-19-821669-6.
Campbell, George L.; Campbell, George L. (1995). Concise compendium of the world's languages. London; New York: Routledge. p. 588. ISBN 978-0-415-11392-2.

books.google.com (Global: 3^rd place; English: 3^rd place)

Heine, Bernd; Nurse, Derek (2000). African Languages: An Introduction. Cambridge University Press. p. 294. ISBN 978-0-521-66629-9.
FALOLA, TOYIN; AKINYEMI, AKINTUNDE (2016-06-20). Encyclopedia of the Yoruba. Indiana University Press. p. 194. ISBN 9780253021564.
Bowen, Thomas Jefferson (1858). Grammar and Dictionary of the Yoruba Language: With an Introductory Description of the Country and People of Yoruba. Smithsonian Institution. ISBN 978-0-598-42696-3. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)

britannica.com (Global: 40^th place; English: 58^th place)

"Yoruba language | West African, Nigeria, Benin | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2024-03-19.

doi.org (Global: 2^nd place; English: 2^nd place)

Valdés, Vanessa K. (2015-03-04). "Yoruba Traditions and African American Religious Nationalism by Tracey E. Hucks (review)". Callaloo. 38 (1): 234–237. doi:10.1353/cal.2015.0025. ISSN 1080-6512. S2CID 143058809.
Warner, Maureen (1971). "Trinidad Yoruba — Notes on Survivals". Caribbean Quarterly. 17 (2): 40–49. doi:10.1080/00086495.1971.11829073. ISSN 0008-6495. JSTOR 40653205.
Ufomata, Titilayo (March 1991). "Englishization of Yoruba phonology". World Englishes. 10 (1): 33–51. doi:10.1111/j.1467-971X.1991.tb00135.x. ISSN 0883-2919.
Carter-Ényì, Aaron (May 2018). "Hooked on Sol-Fa: the do-re-mi heuristic for Yorùbá speech tones". Africa. 88 (2): 267–290. doi:10.1017/S0001972017000912. ISSN 0001-9720. S2CID 149643136.
Asubiaro, Toluwase V. (2014). "Effects of Diacritics on Web Search Engines' Performance for Retrieval of Yoruba Documents". Journal of Library and Information Studies. 12 (1): 1–19. doi:10.6182/jlis.2014.12(1).001.

ethnologue.com (Global: 339^th place; English: 388^th place)

Yoruba language at Ethnologue (28th ed., 2025)
Yoruba language at Ethnologue (28th ed., 2025)

globalvoices.org (Global: low place; English: 8,692^nd place)

Adéṣínà Ọmọ Yoòbá (10 March 2020). "This chief hopes Yorùbá speakers adopt his newly invented 'talking alphabet'". Global Voices. Retrieved 4 April 2021.

inspireafrika.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Nigeria, Know (2017-04-13). "The Oyotunji Village: a Mini Yoruba Empire in the USA". Inspire Afrika. Archived from the original on 2020-05-29. Retrieved 2020-10-13.

jhu.edu (Global: 699^th place; English: 479^th place)

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Valdés, Vanessa K. (2015-03-04). "Yoruba Traditions and African American Religious Nationalism by Tracey E. Hucks (review)". Callaloo. 38 (1): 234–237. doi:10.1353/cal.2015.0025. ISSN 1080-6512. S2CID 143058809.

jstor.org (Global: 26^th place; English: 20^th place)

Warner, Maureen (1971). "Trinidad Yoruba — Notes on Survivals". Caribbean Quarterly. 17 (2): 40–49. doi:10.1080/00086495.1971.11829073. ISSN 0008-6495. JSTOR 40653205.

loc.gov (Global: 70^th place; English: 63^rd place)

"Yoruba...written in a version of the Arabic script known as Ajami (or Ajamiyya)."[1]

merriam-webster.com (Global: 209^th place; English: 191^st place)

"Yoruba". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 2 April 2024.

miaminewtimes.com (Global: 2,203^rd place; English: 1,276^th place)

Tracy, Liz (2016-05-04). "Ibeyi Mixes Music and Santería to Make Something Truly Original". Miami New Times. Retrieved 2025-11-25.

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"Review: Ibeyi, Twin Sisters and a Duo, Uses Songs to Show Roots (Published 2015)". 2015-03-27. Retrieved 2025-11-25.

ohchr.org (Global: 1,210^th place; English: 1,422^nd place)

"Universal Declaration of Human Rights". ohchr.org. Archived from the original on 15 June 2025. Retrieved 15 June 2025.

osundefender.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Yoruba Monarchs Commends New Oduduwa Alphabets, Hail Aregbesola". OsunDefender. 1 November 2017.

oyotunji.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

"History of Oyotunji". Oyotunji. Archived from the original on 2020-09-28. Retrieved 2020-10-13.

proquest.com (Global: 206^th place; English: 124^th place)

This widely followed classification is based on Adetugbọ's 1982 dialectological study;^[11] this classification originated in his 1967 PhD thesis The Yoruba Language in Western Nigeria: Its Major Dialect Areas, ProQuest 288034744. See also Adetugbọ 1973, pp. 183–193. Adetugbọ, Abiọdun (1973). "The Yoruba Language in Yoruba History". In Biobaku, Saburi O. (ed.). Sources of Yoruba History. Oxford: Clarendon Press. pp. 176–204. ISBN 0-19-821669-6.
Compare for example the following remark by Adetugbọ 1967, as cited in Fagborun 1994, p. 25: "While the orthography agreed upon by the missionaries represented to a very large degree the phonemes of the Abẹokuta dialect, the morpho-syntax reflected the Ọyọ-Ibadan dialects." Adetugbọ, Abiọdun (1967). The Yoruba Language in Western Nigeria: Its Major Dialect Areas (Thesis). Columbia University. ProQuest 288034744 Fagborun, J. Gbenga (1994). The Yoruba Koiné – Its History and Linguistic Innovations. LINCOM Linguistic Edition vol. 6. München/Newcastle: LINCOM Europe. ISBN 3-929075-47-4.

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Valdés, Vanessa K. (2015-03-04). "Yoruba Traditions and African American Religious Nationalism by Tracey E. Hucks (review)". Callaloo. 38 (1): 234–237. doi:10.1353/cal.2015.0025. ISSN 1080-6512. S2CID 143058809.
Carter-Ényì, Aaron (May 2018). "Hooked on Sol-Fa: the do-re-mi heuristic for Yorùbá speech tones". Africa. 88 (2): 267–290. doi:10.1017/S0001972017000912. ISSN 0001-9720. S2CID 149643136.

thenationonlineng.net (Global: 4,588^th place; English: 2,500^th place)

"Yoruba Wikipedia hits 25 million views in 2023". The Nation. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.

un.org (Global: 97^th place; English: 164^th place)

"Universal Declaration of Human Rights". United Nations. Archived from the original on 16 March 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2022.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

"History of Oyotunji". Oyotunji. Archived from the original on 2020-09-28. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
Nigeria, Know (2017-04-13). "The Oyotunji Village: a Mini Yoruba Empire in the USA". Inspire Afrika. Archived from the original on 2020-05-29. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
"Universal Declaration of Human Rights". ohchr.org. Archived from the original on 15 June 2025. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
"Universal Declaration of Human Rights". United Nations. Archived from the original on 16 March 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2022.

wiley.com (Global: 222^nd place; English: 297^th place)

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Ufomata, Titilayo (March 1991). "Englishization of Yoruba phonology". World Englishes. 10 (1): 33–51. doi:10.1111/j.1467-971X.1991.tb00135.x. ISSN 0883-2919.

worldcat.org (Global: 5^th place; English: 5^th place)

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Valdés, Vanessa K. (2015-03-04). "Yoruba Traditions and African American Religious Nationalism by Tracey E. Hucks (review)". Callaloo. 38 (1): 234–237. doi:10.1353/cal.2015.0025. ISSN 1080-6512. S2CID 143058809.
Warner, Maureen (1971). "Trinidad Yoruba — Notes on Survivals". Caribbean Quarterly. 17 (2): 40–49. doi:10.1080/00086495.1971.11829073. ISSN 0008-6495. JSTOR 40653205.
Ufomata, Titilayo (March 1991). "Englishization of Yoruba phonology". World Englishes. 10 (1): 33–51. doi:10.1111/j.1467-971X.1991.tb00135.x. ISSN 0883-2919.
Carter-Ényì, Aaron (May 2018). "Hooked on Sol-Fa: the do-re-mi heuristic for Yorùbá speech tones". Africa. 88 (2): 267–290. doi:10.1017/S0001972017000912. ISSN 0001-9720. S2CID 149643136.
Orie, Ọlanikẹ Ọla (2013). "Yoruba and Yoruboid languages". Encyclopedia of Linguistics. Hoboken: Taylor and Francis. pp. 1200–1204. ISBN 9786610156009. OCLC 1109207232.
Orie, Ọlanikẹ Ọla (2012). Acquisition reversal : the effects of postlingual deafness in Yoruba. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter. p. 43. OCLC 836821267.

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Yoruba language (English Wikipedia)

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