Iwé-àkọ-ránṣẹ́ ni èdè Yorùbá – Letter writing in Yoruba Language

Ni àtijọ́, àwọn ọmọ ilé-iwé ló ńran àgbàlagbà ti kò lọ ilé-iwé lọ́wọ́ lati kọ iwé, pataki ni èdè abínibí. Ẹ ṣe àyẹ̀wò àwọn iwé-àkọ-ránṣẹ́ wọnyi ni ojú iwé yi:

Ìwé ti Ìyá kọ sí ọmọ

Èsì iwé ti ọmọ kọ si iyá

Iwé ti ọkọ kọ si iyàwó

Èsi iwé ti aya kọ si ọkọ

: Ìwé ti Ìyá kọ sí ọmọ – Yoruba mother to child letter. Courtesy: @theyorubablog

: Èsì iwé ti ọmọ kọ si iyá – Response from child to mother. Courtesy: @theyorubablog

: Iwé ti ọkọ kọ si iyàwó – Husband’s Yoruba letter to wife. Courtesy: @theyorubablog

: Èsi iwé ti aya kọ si ọkọ Wife’s response to husband ‘s letter in Yoruba. Courtesy: @theyorubablog

ENGLISH TRANSLATION Continue reading →

Originally posted 2014-03-11 01:14:25. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Àwòrán ati Orúkọ àwọn Ẹiyẹ ni èdè Yorùbá – Pictures and names of Birds in Youruba

1 Reply

Originally posted 2014-10-17 13:00:55. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

ÌHÀ TI AWỌN ÒBÍ NI ILẸ̀ KAARỌ OOJIRE KỌ SI ÈDÈ YORÙBÁ: THE ATTITUDE OF PARENTS IN YORUBA LAND TOWARDS YORUBA LANGUAGE

Leave a reply

A sọ wipe ọmọ kò gbọ́ èdè, tani kó kọ̃? Àwa òbí nii ṣe púpọ ni bi àwọn ọmọ wa ṣe mú èdè
abi-nibi wọn. Àwa òbí lati yi ìhà ti a kọ si èdè Yorùbá padá, ti a kò bá fẹ́ ki o pòórá.
Òwe Yorùbá kan tilẹ sọ wípé, “Onígbá Io npe igbá rẹ ni pankara, ti a fi nbaa fi kolẹ’.
Gẹ́gẹ́ bi òbí, ohun ti a bá fi lélẹ̀ fún àwọn ọmọ wa lati ìgbà èwe ni wọn yio gbọ́njú mọ,
ti wọn yio si dìmú.

Ṣugbọn kini a nfi lélẹ̀? ‘Ẹ̀kọ́ Àjòjì’! Eyi yi ni Èdè Gẹẹsi. Àwa òbí papa, ti a rò
pé a ti lajú ju pé kaa mã fi èdè abínibí wa maa ba àwọn ọmọ sọ̀rọ̀ nílé lọ. Àti kàwé, a si
ti bọ́ si ipele tó ga ju èyi ti a bi wa si lọ, nitori na, èdè wa di ohun ìtìjú àti àbùkù, ti kò yẹ
ipò ti a wà.

Ẹ jẹ́ ki a kọ́ ọgbọ́n lára àwọn Ìgbò, Hausa, Oyinbo, China àti India,ki a si fi won ṣe àwòkọ́ṣe. Kò si ibi ti àwọn wọnyi wà, yálà nílé tabi lóko, èdè wọn, ni wọn maa ba awọn ọmọ sọ. Àwọn Oyinbo gbé èdè wọn ni arugẹ, ni ó mú ki idaji gbogbo enia ni àgbáyé ki ó maa lo èdè wọn. Àwọn ará ìlú China, ẹ̀wẹ̀, kò fi èdè wọn ṣeré rárá, tó bẹ̃ ti odindi ìlú America, àti àwọn kan ni ilẹ̀ adúláwọ̀ ti bẹ̀rẹ̀ si kọ awọn ọmọ ilé-ìwé wọn ni Mandarin, ẹ̀yà èdè China. Continue reading →

Originally posted 2013-10-08 18:36:55. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Ọ̀tún wẹ Òsì, Òsì wẹ Ọ̀tún, Lọwọ́ fi Nmọ: Right Washing The Left & The Left Washing The Right Makes For Clean Hands

Leave a reply

There is a Yoruba saying that, the right hand washes the left, and the left washes the right for clean hands. Image is courtesy of Microsoft Free Images.

Àṣà àtọwọ́dọ́wọ́, ọwọ́ ni a fi njẹ ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ oúnjẹ Yorùbá, nítorí kò si ṣíbí tó dára tó ọwọ́ lati fi jẹ oúnjẹ òkèlè bi iyán, èyí jẹ kó ṣe pàtàkì lati fọ ọwọ́ mejeji lẹ́hìn oúnjẹ. Fífọ ọwọ́ kan kòlè mọ́ bi ka fọ ọwọ́ mejeji.

Ọ̀rọ̀, “ọ̀tún wẹ òsì, òsì wẹ ọ̀tún, lọwọ́ fi nmọ” wúlò lati gba àwọn ènìà níyànjú wípé àgbájọwọ́ lãrin ẹbí, ọ̀rẹ́ àti ará ìlú lérè.

Yorùbá ni “Àgbájọ ọwọ́ la fi nsọya, ajẹjẹ ọwọ́ kan ko gbe ẹrú dórí”, ọmọ Yorùbá nílélóko, ẹ jẹ́kí a parapọ̀ tún ílú ṣe.

ENGLISH TRANSLATION Continue reading →

Originally posted 2013-04-10 02:30:45. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Welcome to the Yoruba Blog…

Leave a reply

The home of all things Yoruba… news, commentary, proverbs, food. Keeping the Yoruba culture alive.

Originally posted 2013-01-24 21:03:41. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

“Orúkọ Yorùbá ti o ti inu Ẹsin Ìgbàgbọ jade” – “Yoruba names that originated from Christian Religion”

Leave a reply

Yorùbá jẹ èrè àti ka Ìwé Mímọ́ ti a mọ̀ si “Bibeli Mímọ́” nitori iṣẹ́ ribiribi ti Olõgbe Olóri àwọn Àlùfáà Samuel Ajayi-Crowther ṣe lati túmọ Bibeli Mímọ́ si èdè Yorùbá ni Àádóje ọdún sẹhin. Lati igbàyi ni ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ orúkọ ti yipadà si “Olúwa” dipò orúkọ Òrìṣà ibilẹ̀ bi “Ògún, Ọya, Ṣàngó, Ifá”, pàtàki laarin àwọn Onigbàgbọ́. Nitori eyi,ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ orúkọ Yorùbá jade ninú Bibeli Mímọ́ ni èdè Yorùba. Fún àpẹrẹ, “Samueli” túmọ̀ si Mofifólúwa; “Imanueli” – túmọ̀ si Oluwapẹlumi; Grace – Oreọfe àti bẹ́ẹ̀bẹ́ẹ̀ lọ. Ẹ ṣe àyẹ̀wò díẹ̀ ninú orúkọ Yorùbá ti o wọ́pọ̀ laarin àwọn Onigbàgbọ́ ni ojú ewé yi:

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

Yoruba people benefitted from reading the Holy Book known as the “Holy Bible” as a result of the great work carried out by Late Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther who translated the “Holy Bible” into Yoruba Language about one hundred and thirty years ago (1884). From that time, many Yoruba names changed to include “God or Lord” in the place of the traditional belief in the Yoruba deities such as “Ogun – god of Iron; Oya – river goddess of Niger River; Sango – god of thunder; Ifa – Yoruba divination”, particularly among the Christians. As a result, many Yoruba names were coined from the “Holy Bible”. For example, “Samuel was translated to “Dedicated to God in Yoruba; Emmanuel – God is with me in Yoruba; Grace – free gift in Yoruba” etc. Check out some of these Yoruba names that are common, particularly among the Christians on this page.

Orúkọ Yorùbá – Yoruba names	Àgékúrú rẹ – Short Form	English meaning of Yoruba names
Àánúolúwapọ̀	Àánú	God’s mercy is much/Mercy
Adéolúwa	Adé/Déolú	God’s crown
Àyànfẹ́olúwa	Àyànfẹ́	God chosen one
Bólúwatifẹ́	Bólú	As God wish
Damilareoluwa	Damilare	Justify me God
Didesimioluwa	Dide	Rise for me God
Ẹ̀bùnolúwa	Ẹ̀bùn	God’s gift
Faramólúwa/Faramólú	Fara	Cleave to God
Fẹ̀hintolúwa	Fẹhin/Fẹ̀hintolú	Rely on God
Ibùkúnolúwa	Ibukun	God’s Blessing
Ìfẹ́olúwa	Ìfẹ́	God’s love
Ìkórèoluwa	Ìkórè	God’s harvest
Imọlẹoluwa	Ìmọ́lẹ̀	God’s light
Ìníolúwa	Ìní	God’s property
Ireolúwa	Ire	God’s goodness
Ìrètí	Ireti	Hope
Ìtùnúolúwa	Ìtùnú	God’s consolation
Iyanuoluwa	Iyanu	God’s wonder
Jadesimioluwa	Jade	Show up for me God
Lànàolú	Lànà	Open the way Lord
Mofẹ́molúwa	Mofẹ́/Mofẹ́molú	I want to know God
Mofẹ́tolúwa	Mofẹ́	I want God’s wish
Mofifólúwa	Mofifólú	Samuel/I dedicate him to God
Mofolúwaṣọ́/Mofolúṣọ́	Folúṣọ́	I use God to guide
Olumuyiwa	Muyiwa	God has brought this
Oluwadamilare	Dami	God has justified me
Olúwadémiládé	Démiládé	God has crowned me
Olúwafẹ́mi	Fẹ́mi	God loves me
Olúwafèyíkẹ́mi	Fèyi/Kẹ́mi	God used this to honour me
Olúwagbémiga/Oluwagbenga	Gbenga	God has lifted me
Olúwajọmilójú	Jọmilójú	God surprised me
Olúwakẹ́mi	Kẹ́mi	God cares for me
Oluwanifẹmi	Nifẹmi	God loves me
Olúwaṣẹ́gun	Ṣẹ́gun	God has given me victory
Oluwaṣeun	Ṣeun	Thank God
Oluwaṣeyi	Ṣeyi	God has done this
Oluwaṣijibomi	Ṣiji	God has shielded me
Oluwatamilọre	Tamilọre	God has given me gift
Olúwatóbi	Tóbi	God is great
Olúwatófúnmi	Tófúnmi	God is enough for me
Olúwatómi	Tómi	God is enough for me
Olúwatómilọ́lá	Tómilọ́lá	God is enough wealth for me
Olúwatóní	Tóní	God is enough to have
Oluwatosin	Tosin	God is worthy to be worshiped
Olúwawẹ̀mimọ́	Wẹ̀mimọ́	God has cleansed me
Oluwayẹmisi	Yẹmisi	God has honoured me
Oreọ̀fẹ́/Oreọ̀fẹ́olúwa	Oore	Grace/God’s grace
Oreolúwa	Oore	God’s present
Pamilẹrinoluwa	Pamilẹrin	Make me laugh God
Ṣadéfúnmiolúwa	Ṣadé	Give me a crown Lord
Ṣijúsimioluwa	Ṣijú	Look down on me God
Similólúwa	Simi/Similólú	Rest on God
Tanitoluwa	Tanitolu	Who is great as God?
Tẹjúmólúwa	Tẹjú	Concentrate on God
Tèmilolúwa	Temi/Tèmilolú	God is mine
Tẹniolúwa	Tẹni	God’s person
Tẹramólúwa	Tẹra	Persist with God
Tẹ́tisolúwa	Tẹti	Listen to God
Tirẹnioluwa	Tirẹni	It is yours Lord
Titobioluwa	Tító	God’s greatness
Tojúolúwa	Tojú	Apple of God’s eyes
Tọ́miolúwa	Tọ́mi	Train me God

Originally posted 2014-08-12 20:59:28. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

“ABD” ni ìbẹ̀rẹ̀ ọ̀rọ̀ ni èdè Yorùbá́ – Alphabets is the beginning of words in Yoruba Language

Leave a reply

Bi ó ti ẹ̀ jẹ́ pé a ti kọ nipa “abd” ìbẹ̀rẹ̀ ọ̀rọ̀ kikọ ni èdè Yorùbá sẹhin, a tu kọ fún iranti rẹ ni pi pè, kikọ àti lati tọka si ìyàtọ̀ larin ọ̀rọ̀ Yorùbá àti ọ̀rọ̀ Gẹ̀ẹ́si.

Fún àpẹrẹ, èdè Gẹ̀ẹ́si ni ibere oro mẹ́rìndínlọ́gbọ̀n nigbati èdè Yorùbá ni marun-din-lọgbọn. Ẹ ṣe àyẹ̀wò àwọn àwòrán ti o wa ni oju ewe wonyi:

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

Even though we have written about Yoruba Alphabets in the past, it is being re-written to remind readers on how it is pronounced, written and to point out the difference between the Yoruba and English Alphabets.

For example, English Alphabets are made up of twenty-six letter while Yoruba Alphabets are twenty-five. Check out the slides on this page.

Diference between Yoruba & English Alphabets

View more presentations or Upload your own.

Originally posted 2014-02-04 19:04:40. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Ohun jíjẹ pàtàki ti à ńfi Iṣu Ewùrà ṣe: Ìfọ́kọrẹ́ tàbi Ìkọ́kọrẹ́ àti Ọ̀jọ̀jọ̀.

2 Replies

Ẹ ṣe àyẹ̀wò bi a ti ńṣe Ìfọ́kọrẹ́/Ìkọ́kọrẹ́ lójú iwé yi.

Gbé epo kaná
Kó èlò bi ẹ̀jà tútù tàbi gbigbẹ, edé, pọ̀nmọ́ sinú ikòkò epo-pupa yi
Fi iyọ̀ àti iyọ̀ igbàlódé àti omi si inú ikòkò yi lati se omi ọbẹ ìkọ́kọrẹ́
Fọ Iṣu Ewùrà kan
Bẹ Ewùrà yi
Rin iṣu yi (pẹ̀lú pãnu ti a dálu lati fi rin gãri, ilá tàbi ewùrà)
Fi iyọ̀ bi ṣibi kékeré kan po ewùrà ri-rin yi
Ti ó bá ki, fi omi diẹ si lati põ
Lẹhin pi pò, dá ewùrà pi pò yi sinú omi ọbẹ̀ ti a ti sè fún bi iṣẹ́jú mẹdogun
Rẹ iná rẹ silẹ̀, se fún bi ogún iṣẹ́jú
Ro pọ
Lẹhin eyi bu fún jijẹ.

: Gbé epo kaná – Heat palm oil. Courtesy: @theyorubablog

: Bẹ Ewùrà yi – Peel the water yam after washing. Courtesy: @theyorubablog

: Fi iyọ̀ po ewùrà ri-rin yi – Mix grated water yam with salt

Dá ewùrà pi pò yi sinú epo gbigbona – Cut the mixed grated water yam into the heated oil. Courtesy: @theyorubablog

Ro pọ – Stir while cooking. Courtesy; @theyorubablog

Bu fún jijẹ – Portion to serve. Courtesy: @theyorubablog

ENGLISH TRANSLATION Continue reading →

Originally posted 2014-03-28 20:26:48. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

“Ọ̀run nyabọ̀, ki ṣé ọ̀rọ̀ ẹnìkan – Ayé Móoru” – “Heaven is collapsing, is not a problem peculiar to one person – Global Warming”

Leave a reply

Ọ̀run nyabọ̀ – Nature’s fury

Ìbẹ̀rù tó gbòde ayé òde òni ni pé “Ayé Móoru”, nitori iṣẹ̀lẹ̀ ti o nṣẹlẹ̀ ni àgbáyé bi òjò àrọ̀ irọ̀ dá ni ilú kan, ilẹ̀-riru ni òmìràn, ọ̀gbẹlẹ̀, omíyalé, ijà iná àti bẹ́ ẹ̀ bẹ́ ẹ̀ lọ. Eleyi dá ìbẹ̀rù silẹ̀ ni àgbáyé pàtàki ni àwọn ilú Òkè-Òkun bi Àmẹ́ríkà ti ó ka àwọn iṣẹ̀lẹ̀ wọnyi si àfọwọ́fà ọmọ ẹda. Wọn kilọ̀ pé bi wọn kò bá wá nkan ṣe si Ayé Móoru yi, ayé yio parẹ́.

Àpẹrẹ miran ti a lè fi ṣe àlàyé pé “Ọ̀run nyabọ̀, ki ṣé ọ̀rọ̀ ẹnìkan”, ni ẹni ti ó sọ pé ohun ri amin pé ayé ti fẹ parẹ́, àwọn kan gbàgbọ́, wọn bẹ̀rẹ̀ si ta ohun ìní wọn. Àti ẹni ti ó ta ohun ìní àti ẹni ti ó ra, kò si ninú wọn ti ó ma mú nkankan lọ ti ayé bá parẹ ni tootọ. Elòmíràn, kò ni ṣe iwadi ohun ti àwọn èniyàn fi ńsáré, ki ó tó bẹ̀rẹ̀ si sáré. Ọpọlọpọ ti sa wọ inú ewu ti wọn rò wí pé àwọn sá fún. Fún àpẹrẹ, nigbati iná ajónirun balẹ̀ ni àgọ́ Ológun ni Ikẹja ni ìlú Èkó ni bi ọdún mẹwa sẹhin. Bi àwọn kan ti gbọ́ ìró iná ajónirun yi, wọn sáré titi ọpọ fi parun si inú irà ni Ejigbo ni ọ̀nà jínjìn si ibi ti ìṣẹ̀lẹ̀ ti ṣẹlẹ̀.

Òwe Yorùbá yi ṣe gba àwọn ti o nbẹ̀rù nigba gbogbo níyànjú wí pé ó yẹ ki èniyàn fara balẹ̀ lati ṣe iwadi ohun ti ó fẹ́ ṣẹlẹ̀ ki ó tó “kú sílẹ̀ de ikú”. Bi èniyàn bẹ̀rù á kú, bi kò bẹ̀rù á kú, nitori gẹ́gẹ́ bi itàn àdáyébá, gbogbo ohun ti ó nṣẹlẹ̀ láyé òde òni ló ti ṣẹlẹ̀ ri.

ENGLISH TRANSLATION Continue reading →

Originally posted 2016-04-19 08:30:59. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

BÍBẸ ÈKÓ WÒ FÚN Ọ̀SẸ̀ KAN: A One Week Visit to a Yoruba Speaking City (Yoruba dialogue inLagos)

Leave a reply

These series of posts will center around learning the Yoruba words, phrases and sentences you might come across if you visited a Yoruba speaking city or state (here Lagos). A sample conversation is available for download. We will be posting more conversations. Please leave comments on the blog post, and anything you would like to see or hear covered in this conversation.

You can also download the Yoruba alphabets by right clicking this link: A conversation in Yoruba(mp3)

Use the table below to follow the conversation: Continue reading →

Originally posted 2013-03-22 22:06:42. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

The Yoruba Blog

Ẹ jẹ ki a gbé èdè àti àṣà Yorùbá Lárugẹ: keeping the Yoruba language alive…

Iwé-àkọ-ránṣẹ́ ni èdè Yorùbá – Letter writing in Yoruba Language

Àwòrán ati Orúkọ àwọn Ẹiyẹ ni èdè Yorùbá – Pictures and names of Birds in Youruba

ÌHÀ TI AWỌN ÒBÍ NI ILẸ̀ KAARỌ OOJIRE KỌ SI ÈDÈ YORÙBÁ: THE ATTITUDE OF PARENTS IN YORUBA LAND TOWARDS YORUBA LANGUAGE

Ọ̀tún wẹ Òsì, Òsì wẹ Ọ̀tún, Lọwọ́ fi Nmọ: Right Washing The Left & The Left Washing The Right Makes For Clean Hands

Welcome to the Yoruba Blog…

“Orúkọ Yorùbá ti o ti inu Ẹsin Ìgbàgbọ jade” – “Yoruba names that originated from Christian Religion”

“ABD” ni ìbẹ̀rẹ̀ ọ̀rọ̀ ni èdè Yorùbá́ – Alphabets is the beginning of words in Yoruba Language

Ohun jíjẹ pàtàki ti à ńfi Iṣu Ewùrà ṣe: Ìfọ́kọrẹ́ tàbi Ìkọ́kọrẹ́ àti Ọ̀jọ̀jọ̀.

“Ọ̀run nyabọ̀, ki ṣé ọ̀rọ̀ ẹnìkan – Ayé Móoru” – “Heaven is collapsing, is not a problem peculiar to one person – Global Warming”

BÍBẸ ÈKÓ WÒ FÚN Ọ̀SẸ̀ KAN: A One Week Visit to a Yoruba Speaking City (Yoruba dialogue inLagos)

Follow The Yoruba Blog