Yoruba Language
Yoruba literature
Yoruba has an extensive body of literature. Oral literature Odu Ifa Oriki Written literature Wande Abimbola Fayemi Fatunde Fakayode, Aare Agbefaga of Yorubaland Adebisi Aromolaran, king of ... Full story
Islam Yoruba Language Relations
BackgroundIn his works such as Islam in Africa - West African in Particular, and Missionary and Colonization in Africa, Sheikh Dr. Abu-Abdullah Adelabu used assertions ... Full story
Grammar
Yoruba is a highly isolating language, with an index of synthesis of 1.09. Its basic constituent order is subject–verb–object (SVO), as in ó nà Adé ... Full story
Assimilation and elision
When a word precedes another word beginning with a vowel, assimilation or deletion ('elision') of one of the vowels often takes place. In fact, since ... Full story
Tone
Yoruba is a tonal language with three level tones: high, low, and mid (the default tone. Every syllable must have at least one tone; a ... Full story
Consonants
LabIal Alveolar Postalveolar/Palatal Velar Glottalplain labialNasal m ŋ ~ ŋ̍ ... Full story
Vowels
Standard Yoruba has seven oral and five nasal vowels. There are no diphthongs in Yoruba; sequences of vowels are pronounced as separate syllables. Dialects differ ... Full story
Phonology
The three possible syllable structures of Yoruba are consonant+vowel (CV), vowel alone (V), and syllabic nasal (N). Every syllable bears one of the three tones: ... Full story
Yoruba Writing System Modernised
The advent of the use of writing instruments and the European cultural invasion have highlighted key issues in writing for the Yoruba language. Firstly, ... Full story
Yoruba writing system
In the 17th century Yoruba was written in the Ajami script, a form of Arabic. Modern Yoruba orthography originated in the early work of CMS ... Full story
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Yejide
Gender: GirlOrigin: AfricanMeaning: Looks like her motherPronunciation: (yeh jee DEH) ... Full story
Yetunde
Gender: GirlOrigin: AfricanMeaning: Mother has come backPronunciation: (yeh TOON day) ... Full story
Titilayo
Gender: GirlOrigin: AfricanMeaning: Everlasting joyPronunciation: (tee tee lah YO) ... Full story
Tobi
Gender: BothOrigin: AfricanMeaning: God is goodOrigin: HebrewMeaning: God is goodPronunciation: (TOH bee) ... Full story
Taiwo
Gender: BothOrigin: AfricanMeaning: Eldest of twinsPronunciation: (tah EE wo) ... Full story
Shiminege
Gender: GirlOrigin: AfricanMeaning: We will forsee our futurePronunciation: (shee mee NAY gay) ... Full story
Sade
Gender: GirlOrigin: AfricanMeaning: Sweetly singingPronunciation: (shaw DAY) ... Full story
Onuwachi
Gender: BoyOrigin: AfricanMeaning: Lord's worldPronunciation: (o noo WAH chee) ... Full story