# joruba
## Czech
### Etymology

Borrowed from Yoruba Yorùbá.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈjoruba]
* Rhymes: -uba
* Hyphenation: jo‧ru‧ba

### Noun

joruba f (indeclinable)
* Yoruba (language)

#### Derived terms

* jorubština f

### Further reading

* “joruba”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

## Faroese
### Etymology

Ultimately, from Yoruba Yorùbá.

### Noun

joruba n (genitive singular joruba, uncountable)
* The Yoruba language.

#### Declension
## Finnish
### Etymology

Ultimately, from Yoruba Yorùbá.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈjorubɑ/, [ˈjo̞rubɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -orubɑ
* Hyphenation: jo‧ru‧ba

### Noun

joruba
* A member of the Yoruba people.
* The Yoruba language.

#### Declension

Some language authorities opine that joruba should be inflected as a type 12 noun (kulkija), but type 10 (koira) (with deletion of a) is more widely used. Therefore, both are provided here.
Possessive forms of joruba (Kotus type 11/omena, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
jorubani
jorubani
accusative
nom.
jorubani
jorubani
gen.
jorubani
genitive
jorubani
jorubieni joruboideni joruboitteni jorubojeni $^{rare}$ jorubaini $^{rare}$
partitive
jorubaani
jorubiani joruboitani jorubojani $^{rare}$
inessive
jorubassani
joruboissani jorubissani
elative
jorubastani
joruboistani jorubistani
illative
jorubaani
jorubiini joruboihini
adessive
joruballani
joruboillani jorubillani
ablative
jorubaltani
joruboiltani jorubiltani
allative
joruballeni
joruboilleni jorubilleni
essive
jorubanani
joruboinani jorubinani
translative
jorubakseni
joruboikseni jorubikseni
abessive
jorubattani
joruboittani jorubittani
instructive
comitative
—joruboineni jorubineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
jorubasi
jorubasi
accusative
nom.
jorubasi
jorubasi
gen.
jorubasi
genitive
jorubasi
jorubiesi joruboidesi joruboittesi jorubojesi $^{rare}$ jorubaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
jorubaasi
jorubiasi joruboitasi jorubojasi $^{rare}$
inessive
jorubassasi
joruboissasi jorubissasi
elative
jorubastasi
joruboistasi jorubistasi
illative
jorubaasi
jorubiisi joruboihisi
adessive
joruballasi
joruboillasi jorubillasi
ablative
jorubaltasi
joruboiltasi jorubiltasi
allative
joruballesi
joruboillesi jorubillesi
essive
jorubanasi
joruboinasi jorubinasi
translative
jorubaksesi
joruboiksesi jorubiksesi
abessive
jorubattasi
joruboittasi jorubittasi
instructive
comitative
—joruboinesi jorubinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
jorubamme
jorubamme
accusative
nom.
jorubamme
jorubamme
gen.
jorubamme
genitive
jorubamme
jorubiemme joruboidemme joruboittemme jorubojemme $^{rare}$ jorubaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
jorubaamme
jorubiamme joruboitamme jorubojamme $^{rare}$
inessive
jorubassamme
joruboissamme jorubissamme
elative
jorubastamme
joruboistamme jorubistamme
illative
jorubaamme
jorubiimme joruboihimme
adessive
joruballamme
joruboillamme jorubillamme
ablative
jorubaltamme
joruboiltamme jorubiltamme
allative
joruballemme
joruboillemme jorubillemme
essive
jorubanamme
joruboinamme jorubinamme
translative
jorubaksemme
joruboiksemme jorubiksemme
abessive
jorubattamme
joruboittamme jorubittamme
instructive
comitative
—joruboinemme jorubinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
jorubanne
jorubanne
accusative
nom.
jorubanne
jorubanne
gen.
jorubanne
genitive
jorubanne
jorubienne joruboidenne joruboittenne jorubojenne $^{rare}$ jorubainne $^{rare}$
partitive
jorubaanne
jorubianne joruboitanne jorubojanne $^{rare}$
inessive
jorubassanne
joruboissanne jorubissanne
elative
jorubastanne
joruboistanne jorubistanne
illative
jorubaanne
jorubiinne joruboihinne
adessive
joruballanne
joruboillanne jorubillanne
ablative
jorubaltanne
joruboiltanne jorubiltanne
allative
joruballenne
joruboillenne jorubillenne
essive
jorubananne
joruboinanne jorubinanne
translative
jorubaksenne
joruboiksenne jorubiksenne
abessive
jorubattanne
joruboittanne jorubittanne
instructive
comitative
—joruboinenne jorubinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
jorubansa
jorubansa
accusative
nom.
jorubansa
jorubansa
gen.
jorubansa
genitive
jorubansa
jorubiensa joruboidensa joruboittensa jorubojensa $^{rare}$ jorubainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
jorubaansa
jorubiaan joruboitaan jorubiansa joruboitansa jorubojaan $^{rare}$ jorubojansa $^{rare}$
inessive
jorubassaan jorubassansa
joruboissaan jorubissaan joruboissansa jorubissansa
elative
jorubastaan jorubastansa
joruboistaan jorubistaan joruboistansa jorubistansa
illative
jorubaansa
jorubiinsa joruboihinsa
adessive
joruballaan joruballansa
joruboillaan jorubillaan joruboillansa jorubillansa
ablative
jorubaltaan jorubaltansa
joruboiltaan jorubiltaan joruboiltansa jorubiltansa
allative
joruballeen joruballensa
joruboilleen jorubilleen joruboillensa jorubillensa
essive
jorubanaan jorubanansa
joruboinaan jorubinaan joruboinansa jorubinansa
translative
jorubakseen jorubaksensa
joruboikseen jorubikseen joruboiksensa jorubiksensa
abessive
jorubattaan jorubattansa
joruboittaan jorubittaan joruboittansa jorubittansa
instructive
comitative
—joruboineen jorubineen joruboinensa jorubinensa :

#### Synonyms

* (language): joruban kieli

#### Derived terms

* jorubankielinen

## 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)
* Yoruba language
* a member of the Yoruba people