Thursday, 2 March 2017

Imototo lole segun arun gbogbo (Good hygiene)

Imototo lole segun arun gbogbo
imoto lele segun arun gbogbo
Imototo ile
imitoto ara
imotot onje, todara
imototo lole segun arun gbogbo

Eyi ni awon aronja fun imototo ara ki awon ohun igbalode to de. Awon elomiran si nlo lekunrere titi di woyi.
So if you want to combact skin disease of micro organism, try these home remedy with shikini money.

Pako (chewing stick)


Agbo (Antiseptic/anti-fungi leaf)

Kain-kain Ibile (Native sponge)
Ose dudu (Black Soap)


Ose dudu (Black Soap)

Adin Dudu (Palm Canel Oil)



Adin Funfun (Coconut oil)


Ori (Shear Butter)



Osun






Yoruba alphabets. Say A B D

Learn Yoruba alphabet
It is very simple
Also interesting
And straight forward
Come one, come all and say ABD


Se amin adura yii

Tuesday, 21 February 2017

Alo apamo (Alo o! Aloo!!)

Osupa to yo loke yii mumi ranti igba ewe.Oma se o. Awon omo ode oni kole mon ohun ti er osupa je tabi iwulo ati imulo alo pipa. Alo kii se fun ere lansan. O ma n koni leko asi maa lani loye pelu. hmmm, igba kan o lo bii orere. Be si ni ogun omode kole sere f'ogun odun. awon apeere alo apamo nbe funyin nisale.

Q: A un lo, o k'oju siwa, a un bo, o k'oju siwa      
Ans: Ilu gan-gan
Q: Adaba kekeluwon, ko s'oja ti kii na
Ans: Owo
Q: Akuko Baba mi la e la e, akuko Baba mi la e la e, owo ni nje, kii j'agbado
Ans: Ile Ejo
Q: Aso Baba mi la e la e, aso Baba mi la e la e, eti ni ti n gbo, kii gbo laarin
Ans: Odo
Q: Awe obi kan, aje d'Oyo
Ans: Ahon
Q: Bi ile gbajumo ti dara to , ko l'oju
Ans: Eyin
Q: Birikila eti'do, asise ma gb'owo
Ans: Akan
Q: Gbogbo ile sun, kanmbo osun
Ans: Imu
Q: Gele dudu gbaja ona
Ans: Eerun
Q: Igi Baba mi la e, la e, Igi Baba mi la e, la e, ori lati n gun de idi
Ans: Koto

Thursday, 16 February 2017

Do you know what simile is in Yoruba?

SIMILE APA KININ

Yoruba is such a beautiful language which is quite dynamic in it's own way. Could remember those times when my father will always compare any object or situation with something else. then I do wonder what the similarities were if any. It dawn on me when I understand figure of speech in English. Below examples are popular among lots that grew up hearing.
1. O  dudu bii koro eedu
As black as charcoal
2. O buru bii ekun
As wild as a lion
3. O dara bi egbin
As pretty as a damsel
4. O d'ojuru bii ese telo
As scattered as tailor's feet
5.O dun bii oyin
As sweet as honey
6. O duro bii igi
As still as a tree
7. O funfun bii l'ekeleke
As white as cattle egret bird
8. O gaa bii ope
As tall as a palm tree
9. O gbon bii opele
As wise as an oracle
10. O jina bi orun
As far as heaven
11. O kere bii ina gun
As small as fire a fly
12. O koro bii ewuro
As bitter as bitter leaf
13. O mọlẹ bi orun
As bright as the sun
14. O n faa bii igbin
As sluggish as a snail
15. O n fo bi ẹyẹ
It's flying like a bird

Anpara po loro Yoruba, so don't get it twisted.

Yoruba people likes anpara so much that no sentence is complete without on. Se ele imagine wipe kosi ara tabi esi tikoni answer. And do you know why? Because won expect ki awon eeyan ni common sense and Yoruba kii fii gbogbo enu soro. Oro die pelu thought process niyi toku..
















For example
Salutation: Eku ile ma
Response:Tinba kuule nko?
Q: Say where should I put it?
A: Gbe elemi l’ori (which you dare not)
Q: Were you calling me?
A: hmmhmm, eni keji e nimonpe
Q: #500? Can I have it for #350?
A: Oti. E bama sanwo rara
Q: Can 2 have one please?
A: Rara, gbogbo e ni kogbe
Q: Can I enter
A: Sun sita
Q: Ta lo wa nibeyen
A: Tanlatakusi alata rodo ni
Q: Did the lecturer later show up?
A: Abo ti wa ni (this line is still trending)
Q: Se ile yin niyen?
A: hmhmmm. Ile yin ni
Son: I am going to my friend’s house, I’ll be back by 7pm
Mum: Kuku maa gbe be!
Therefore, if you expect a typical Yoruba to spoon feed you every details of you discuss. Ohun ti oju re bari tabi ti eti re bagbo. Ko fafamonni o. As Owe Yoruba dictate “Oro abo la nso f’omoluwabi, toba denu e, adi odidi”.


Wednesday, 15 February 2017

Report card conversation

Conversation between a Yoruba and his son who just brought his report card home.
Father: so you came second abi?
Son: yes sir (happily)
Father: kilo n dun e ninu?
Son: (silence)
Father: kilode to gbe 1st?
Son: (silence)
Father: heheen? Se eni to gbe 1st l’orimeji nii? (Does the best student have 2 heads?)
Son: rara (no)
Father: abi class kan naa ko lewa?
Son: (dumbfounded)
Father: Ori ori e, olodo osi. Ko mo ju ounje lo.Iya re lojo. (You are so dull and doesn’t know more than eating. You definitely takes after your mum)

Oh my! Nigeria papas really know how to kill joy jare. They may even claim they were the best throughout their academic life.