Ẹ̀KỌ́ ÈDÈ YORÙBÁ / LEARN YORÙBÁ LANGUAGE
Thursday, July 27, 2017
Names suggesting reincarnation
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The Yoruba belief is that if a newborn arrives into a family, after the death of a member of the family, the dead is said to have revisited...
Yoruba Proverbs
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Ẹn í b á s ùn l à n j í, a k ì í j í apir ọ́ Meaning: We can only wake a person sleeping, we do not wake someone pretending to be asleep
Thursday, November 19, 2015
Yorùbá: The Noun Phrase
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XY is about the simplest construction in Yorùbá language, where X is a noun and Y is another noun juxtaposed to X. Noun Y qualifies noun X. ...
Yorùbá Names: The Structural and Cultural Denotation
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Understanding the structure of Yoruba names is very important while teaching Yoruba language. The structure of Yoruba names mostly serves as...
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Wednesday, February 26, 2014
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K í l o r í l ọ́ b ẹ̀ t ó fi wa ro ọw ọ́ Literal Meaning: What did you see in the soup that made you hold back your hand Denota...
Friday, January 13, 2012
Tijó tijó ní s'ọlọ́mọge, ọ̀rọ̀ abiyamọ ní s'adélébọ̀ .
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Denotative meaning: A spinster cherishes dancing, while the heart of a married woman is in child upbringing. Connotative meaning: We have d...
Tètè gbéyàwó kóo má gbé ìyà wò, má tètè gbéyàwó kó lè ba gbé ìyà wò .
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Denotative Meaning: Marry early so that you will not experience hardship; do not marry early that you may taste hardship. Connotative Mean...
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