Yoruba Gurus Indigenous Production of Knowledge in Africa

The Yoruba, numbering over 20 million, are the second-largest language group in Nigeria and one of the most populous and better-known African ethnic groups. They occupy southwestern Nigeria and can be found elsewhere— in the Republic of Benin and Togo in West Africa and, as members of the African diaspora, in the American continent. The Yoruba are divided into many sub-ethnic groups, each with its own peculiar dialect.