The Origin Of The Yoruba Adage “Ṣebotimọ Ẹlẹwa Ṣapọn”
Once upon a time, there was a woman who sold cooked beans in Abeokuta. Her bean joint at the time connected the roads that led to Ijaiye, Ago-Oba, Itoku, Lafenwa, […]
The Origin Of ‘Ìyàwó’…The Yoruba Word For Wife!!!
It is unknown to many speakers of the Yorùbá language that the original Yorùbá word for wife is ‘aya’ and not the commonly used ‘Ìyàwó’. Back in the early years […]
African Cultural Values
There are thousands of indigenous languages and dialects spoken in Africa. Every African country has its own languages, even smaller countries. However, due to the fact that many African countries […]
The Yoruba Tribe
The Yorùbá people pronounced as ‘Joruba’ are an African ethnic group that inhabits western Africa. The Yoruba population is around 42 million people in total, with the majority of this […]