African ethnic group Yoruba http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85149240 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Yoruba_people https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoruba_people https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q190168 DT515.45.Y67 DT541.45.Y67 DT474.6.Y67 An ethnic group that inhabits western Africa, mainly the countries of Nigeria, Benin, Ghana, Togo, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Senegal, The Gambia and Brazil (as a cultural language in RDJ (state) and Salvador, Bahia. The Yoruba constitute around 47 million people worldwide. The vast majority of this population is from Nigeria, where the Yoruba make up 21% of the country's population, making them one of the largest ethnic groups in Africa. Most Yoruba people speak the Yoruba language, which is the Niger-Congo language with the largest number of native speakers.