This is how the name ‘Yoruba’, for the Yoruba people who spoke a similar language, originated. At first, there was no general name for the Yoruba as a whole. Even though they spoke similar languages, each community has its own dialect. They called themselves based on a particular settlement or geographic area; for instance, the Yoruba-speaking groups in the Republic of Benin and Togo still address themselves as “Ife” rather than “Yoruba. Yorubas are one of the most popular ethnic groups in the world, found in Africa and other Caribbean countries. Before the term “Yoruba,” they were known as “N…