综合英语4-配套教学-Unit 2 Text B-Yoruba.docxVIP

Yorubapeople

Yoruba,oneofthethreelargestethnicgroupsofNigeria,concentratedinthesouthwesternpartofthatcountry.Muchsmaller,scatteredgroupsliveinBeninandnorthernTogo.TheYorubanumberedmorethan20millionattheturnofthe21stcentury.TheyspeakalanguageoftheBenue-CongobranchoftheNiger-Congolanguagefamily.

MostYorubamenarefarmers,growingyams,corn(maize),andmilletasstaplesandplantains,peanuts(groundnuts),beans,andpeasassubsidiarycrops;cocoaisamajorcashcrop.Othersaretradersorcraftsmen.Womendolittlefarmworkbutcontro