Presents a functionalnotational approach to the study of the language, structuring lessons around reallife functions of situations. Yoruba states definition of yoruba states by the free dictionary. Yoruba deities are known as orisha, and the high god is olorun. Here are 10 things that might surprise you about yoruba culture. Yoruba is a tonal language, and a dialect continuum on the yoruboid branch of the nigercongo language family. The two languages under reference further share some distinguishing features of the new benuecongo language. See honney2017 post yoruba, english words and their meaning. Yoruba is spoken by the yoruba people in nigeria, benin, and togo, and in other parts of africa with migrant yorubans. Nigeria is trapped in the local language dilemma, accustomed to speaking english, the language of british colonialism as the imperial power tended to wield together, people of diverse ethnic. Yoruba scholars say such work is vital to preserving the language of one of africas. Schoolbooks, ifa books and classic yoruba novels are available there, like adiitu olodumare by d. The ebooks presented here are in major languages of west africa.
The yoruba people are an ethnic group of over 40 million people in total, inhabiting the southwestern and northcentral region of nigeria, as well as southern and central benin. In the southwest of nigeria, where lagos is located, yoruba people are the majority ethnic group, populationwise. The yoruba people of south western nigeria, described by one english language dictionary as the funloving people of the southern part of west africa have a habit of greeting people over everything. Every person has multiple souls, including the souls of ancestors that reincarnate through us. Apart from nigeria, yoruba is also spoken widely in some parts of benin and togo. However, there are three other major official languages used across the country, namely. Yoruba people are intimately connected to the earth, which represents in many ways the realm in which their spiritual deities and ancestors reside. The languages igbo and yoruba are spoken in the eastern and south western block of the country by 20 millions speakers each. Send invite yoruba, hausa, igbo, pidgin english nigerian. It is one of the principal languages of nigeria and spoken in a couple of countries in the west african coast. Have you ever wondered about how mtn nigeria hidden subscriptions keeps wasting ur precious airtime.
Youll receive credits toward complimentary access to ethnologue for every contribution that is vetted and accepted by our editors. Mathematics of the yoruba people and of their neighbors in southern nigeria claudia zaslavsky claudia zaslavsky is the author of black african traditional mathematics, pub lished in the april 1970 issue of the mathematics teacher. The yoruba language and literature in the 21st century and beyond azeez akinwumi sesan alhikmah university, ilorin, nigeria abstract. Yoruba is a nigercongo language related to igala, edo, ishan, and igbo amongst others. Sep 07, 20 nigeria is trapped in the local language dilemma, accustomed to speaking english, the language of british colonialism as the imperial power tended to wield together, people of diverse ethnic. Yoruba is one of the main languages of yoruba, check out naijish. The yoruba language yoruba is one of the three major nigerian languages the other two being hausa and igbo spoken majorly in south western nigeria. This the full list of recommended books for secondary schools in nigeria jss1, jss2, jss3, ss1, ss2, ss3. Does the language face the threat of total extinction in the next two or so decades.
African language resources on the internet columbia university. This book eases yoruba language beginners into the stream of the language without much ado. While many yoruba people have moved into urban environments like lagos, a good portion of them still keep their old traditions. Someone sent me this on facebook please what should i do to him plz delete my number 4rm ur phone, ure a traitor, 4rm nw on, we hav nothing in common, no connection, no friendship at all. Design and implementation of yoruba language mobile tutor nicholas a. Application of citation analysis in the development of core nigerian. Yoruba, with the stress on the first syllable, is one of the major languages of nigeria. A comparative phonology of the olukumi, igala, owe and yoruba. Yoruba is one of the kwa languages, which form a subgroup of the nigercongo family. Part of the african languages and societies commons, and the library and. Iran yoruba are an african ethnic group that inhabits western africa, mainly nigeria and benin. Its an anglican hymn book translated to yoruba language for benefits of those who wanna sing songs on their phones without making use of the big hymn book.
It is spoken by about twenty million people mosadomi, 2009. Get a detailed look at the language, from population to dialects and usage. This is by far our most comprehensive course to learn and speak the yoruba language, and will take up through the intermediate level to the beginning advanced level. Ede yoruba is a language spoken in west africa and most prominently south western nigeria.
Oba adeyemi stated that the yoruba developed a highly sophisticated system of government with effective checks and balances, spiced with a high level of gender consciousness, adding that the yoruba traditional system of government is indeed one of the oldest forms of democracy in the world. The yoruba people of nigeria account for about 21 percent of the population making them a major tribe and one of the largest ethnic groups in west africa. The yoruba constitute about 44 million people in total. Animals names in yoruba and their english meaning culture. Nigerian english, also known as nigerian standard english, is a dialect of english spoken in nigeria. The yoruba language preservation law has been commended, and rightly so, by various stakeholders across the land, as very vital to the preservation of yoruba language, especially at time when the. The author rightly chose the story of nigeria as the title of the book and went on to tell the history of nigeria in a very readable narrative form that is difficult to drop. Even if female university graduates were scarce, couldnt he marry an. While i was growing up in nigeria, my parents deliberately never. Yoruba is spoken by over 50 million people, and is the third most spoken language in africa. Dec 24, 2017 in the southwest of nigeria, where lagos is located, yoruba people are the majority ethnic group, populationwise.
Dude, bini and yoruba languages are 2 different languages, save for a few words in common just as igbo and yoruba share words in common but are 2 totally different languages. If you travel to nigeria, the best shop for yoruba language books i visited is the bookshop at the. When a bini person writes his language here, you as a yoruba will not pick up what he is trying to say. The number of speakers of yoruba is estimated between 30 and 40 million, primarily by the ethnic yoruba people. African languages teachers association yoruba is spoken by about 30 million people in southwestern nigeria, benin, and northern togo. May 12, 2009 an article about nigeria from may 12, 2009 at 11. I will trade my ball ballz just to prove you wrong its like the yorubas read history books from the end to the beginning. Until those are in scarcity, there will never be a space for this type. Nigerias population is projected to grow from more than 186 million people in 2016 to 392 million in 2050, becoming the worlds fourth most populous country.
It exposes the learner not only to yoruba language in meaningful situations but also to the culture of the yorubaspeaking people of southwestern nigeria. The vast majority of this population is from nigeria, where the yoruba make up 16% of the countrys population, making them one of the largest ethnic groups in africa. Around 21% of nigerias total population is made up of the yoruba ethno linguistic group, with the majority living in the southwest of the country. Sep 17, 2015 this the full list of recommended books for secondary schools in nigeria jss1, jss2, jss3, ss1, ss2, ss3. Je k a so yoruba lets speak yoruba is an introductory textbook for the study of yoruba, a principle african language centered in nigeria. By the 1920s, the scarcity of hausa clerical staff made the british employ.
Did you know yoruba remained official language in benin palace until politics, pride and prejudice entered. It is a pluricentric language spoken principally in nigeria and benin, with communities in sierra leone, liberia, other parts of africa, the americas, and. The yoruba language and literature in the 21 century and. Africa nigeria the world factbook central intelligence. Book publishers have been urged to embrace yoruba writing in order to encourage writers in the language. Yoruba is one of the languages on a list of suggestions for london police.
Original rips cracking niaja jokes for here, u can only laugh wen you feel like, i no fit force you my brother lets keep it rolling. Yoruba an important language of west africa contributed by the. Dec 03, 2015 their traditions have developed and matured for thousands of years, leaving a rich cultural history in its path. Yoruba language course, audio cd, learn, speak, instruction. I have lived in northern, southsouthern, and southeastern nigeria. Jul 04, 2018 most books in nigerian bookstores are written in english language. The handbook of yoruba religious concepts by baba ifa karade, olodumare. An early account of yoruba society and the yoruba language appeared in french in. Lagos and the preservation of yoruba language vanguard news. The phrase language death may sound stark and unwelcome, but its grappling muscles on the throat of the yoruba language have terrible. Eight states are in yorubaland this is a list of states of nigeria located in yorubaland. Dating back to as far as the transatlantic slave trade, which existed between the 15th to the 19th century, the yoruba people were said to have migrated to other countries as well, including cuba, dominican republic. Nigerian teacher kola tubosun began curating yoruba names while studying linguistics and african languages at the university of ibadan. Most books in nigerian bookstores are written in english language.
The purpose of this paper is to develop core books in nigerian languages using citation. Mathematics of the yoruba people and of their neighbors in. A major language of west africa, yoruba is spoken principally in nigeria and like the twi language, it is a tone language. If so, we invite you to join our contributor program. Them say food scarcity shele for boko haram camps for north east nai hin dem con run go europe. The book should be reissued and made compulsory reading in all the secondary schools in nigeria. Nigerias sustained high population growth rate will continue for the foreseeable future because of population momentum and its high birth rate. Mathematicsman maths for senior school 23 with work books 23drawing book mathematical set graph book waec specified exam focus 6.
See more ideas about yoruba language, language and yoruba religion. Follow honney2017 for words and translations in yoruba. In bookstores in nigeria, are books in local languages like. See naijajokes post pidgin english, yoruba, hausa, igbo, english words and their meaning onto the next one. Governor akinwunmi ambode recently signed into law a bill making yoruba the language of instruction in all schools public and private in lagos state, thus opening a new vista in the. She has been inter ested in the history of african mathematics for over a decade. A dictionary of the yoruba language edited by nigeria university press based upon the nineteenth century standard work on the yoruba language, and first ever englishyoruba, yorubaenglish dictionary, this new edition has been revised and enlarged considerably. This was the submission of the special guest at the second anniversary of yoruba. In lagos, everything begins at a party and the interactions of history, geography. African languages technology initiativealti 2012 ibadan, nigeria. Omotoso department of computer and information sciences, covenant university nigeria abstract yoruba is a popular indigenous language in nigeria alongside hausa and igbo. Culture, people, ritual and dance yoruba as a term relates to the specific culture, religion and language of currently 25 million people who live in nigeria. There is no doubt that in any culture or civilization, language is basic, and wherever you find a similar language being spoken, there is no doubt that there must be some historical connection. Notes on the construction of the yoruba internet archive.
Best englishlanguage book in african studies, for a mouth sweeter. Yoruba language as a tool for academic advancement the. A member of a west african people living chiefly in southwest nigeria. The yoruba people are a diverse collection of people bound together by a common language, history and culture as opposed to a single ethnic group.
Yoruba states synonyms, yoruba states pronunciation, yoruba states translation, english dictionary definition of yoruba states. The pervasive poor reading culture, the phenomenon of indigenous language endangerment and the dominance of new media of modern telecommunication have had. Yoruba is a member of the voltaniger branch of the nigercongo language family spoken in nigeria, benin, togo and a number of other countries by about 28 million people. Lolzzxxxx you taught us yoruba but you dont speak the language and how come some of you bear yoruba name and we dont bear bini name. Southwestern nigeria is home to about 2025 million yoruba figures projected from the nigeria fertility survey 1984, who inhabit an area that stretches about 120 miles along the coast of the gulf of guinea, east from the benin border, to about 200 miles inland into the savannah belt of west africa. Part of the african languages and societies commons, and the library. This question would have been cleared if you will swallow your bride and pick a benin history book to read dont be gregy, boy.
Their traditions have developed and matured for thousands of years, leaving a rich cultural history in its path. Approaching the study of yoruba diaspora in northern nigeria in the. In bookstores in nigeria, are books in local languages. Additionally, loanwords and collocations have emerged from the native languages of nigeria, which come from the need to express concepts specific to the culture of. It is spoken as a first language in oyo, ogun, ondo, osun, ekiti, lagos and parts of kwara, kogi and edo states arokoyo, 2010. With the help of volunteers and crowdsourcing contributors, he is creating an online compendium of yoruba names with meanings and aural pronunciations. Yoruba states definition of yoruba states by the free. It is spoken in the southwestern part of the country, in the region whose principal city is ibadan. Here comes another android app that will definitely make ur day. Full text of aspect in yoruba and nigerian english see other formats. Nigerian scholar creates an online home for yoruba names.
List of recommended books for secondary schools in nigeria. Some igboyoruba word used in urhoboisoko language culture. Publishers should embrace yoruba writing the guardian. In africa every human has a spark of divine nature, and sin does not separate us from it. The first point to be noted is that the appearance of ethnic conflict in nigerian national politics especially as it relates to the igbo and the. No organized priesthoods or shrines exist in honor of olorun, but his spirit is invoked to ask for blessings and to confer thanks. Mar 22, 2018 governor akinwunmi ambode recently signed into law a bill making yoruba the language of instruction in all schools public and private in lagos state, thus opening a new vista in the. Yoruba ye mi open textbook library center for open education. A dictionary of the yoruba language edited by nigeria university press based upon the nineteenth century standard work on the yoruba language, and first ever english yoruba, yoruba english dictionary, this new edition has been revised and enlarged considerably.
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