Yoruba (English pronunciation: /ˈjɒrʊbə/; Yor. èdè Yorùbá) is a language spoken in West Africa mainly in Nigeria.The number of speakers of Yoruba is approaching 30 million. It is a pluricentric language spoken principally in Nigeria and Benin, with communities in other parts of Africa, Europe, and the Americas. A variety of the language, Lucumi, is the liturgical language of the Santería religion of the Caribbean.