Yoruba

• Alternate names: Yariba, Yooba Also: in Benin -- Ede-Yoruba, Yariba, Yooba
• Scriptures published: Bible (1884--2006) New Testament (1862--1993) Portions (1850--1960)
• Literacy: Literacy rate in second language: 35%. Taught in primary schools. Y
• Primary country: Nigeria
• Region: Most of Oyo, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Kwara, and Lagos states; Kogi State, west LGAs; northeast Ondo State, Ào
• Also used in: Benin, Sierra Leone, Togo, United Kingdom, United States
• Religion: Christian, Muslim, traditional religion
• Status: De facto provincial language in Nigeria
• Number of users: 19,380,800 (18,900,000 in Nigeria (Johnstone 1993); 465,000 in Benin (Johnstone 1993))

(data from Ethnologue and other sources)

Scripture

• Faith Comes by Hearing:
• Forum of Bible Agencies International: Find a Bible in Yoruba
• World Bibles: all known Scripture available in Yoruba on the web
• Joshua Project: Yoruba — facts and resources

Other

• ScriptSource: writing systems of the world
• Ethnologue entry for Yoruba — detailed linguistic information.