In this article, it is argued that such analyses are not only possible and. History of the yoruba people the history of the yorubas is not yet well established. Islam, christianity, and the indigenousorisareligion. Origin of the yoruba and the lost tribes of israel dierk lange abstract. The yoruba people quarreled often with nearby citystates.
Awardwinning yoruba english bilingual childrens books, audio books and dual language picture books are a great resource for teaching and learning yoruba and english as a second language. The yoruba constitute about 44 million people in total. Ebonystory is the best place to read and share fresh interesting african stories online. Oduduwa between 1100 ad and 1700 ad, the yoruba kingdom of ife experienced a golden age, the oba or ruler of ife is referred to as the ooni of ife. Oduduwa was the first divine king of the yoruba people, and obatala fashioned the first human beings out of clay. A story that revolves around a a generous deity full of boundless energy and making sure her descendants are happy at the expense of her commandment but shes. In the beginning, there was only the sky above and waters below, and this was ruled by the mighty orisha, the council of gods. 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. The yoruba people are based in nigeria, benin and togo. Pdf is it possible to use endogenous african cosmological, philosophical, theoretical, and conceptual frameworks to analyze indigenous. In this comparative study, at once historical and anthropological, peel explores the intertwined character of the three religions and the dense imbrication of religion in all aspects of yoruba history up to the. Yoruba ye mi open textbook library center for open education. Some people are rich and many are desperately poor.
The yoruba people are one of the ethnic groups of southwestern nigeria and southern benin in west africa. On the basis of comparative studies between the dynastic tradition of the. Lomax yoruba tales on one of my several visits to the state normal and industrial. It is also within the frameworks of womanhood and motherhood, that the worth of ones ancestry is determined. In every division of yoruba land great importance was attached to a bride. The creation of the universe and ife originated among the yoruba people of nigeria. Sacred stories of the orishas journey of a 21st century. Yoruba customs and beliefs pertaining to twins yoruba religious beliefs within todays yoruba religious affiliations, more than 40% of the population are allied to islam, less than 40% are christians with the remaining 20% exclusively practising the traditional animist yoruba religion. Story in yoruba, translation, englishyoruba dictionary. Many of us believe in one god, 1 others believe in many, and still others believe in none.
The first section is in yoruba and the second part is in english. The yoruba are a people who believe in the use of proverbs to spice up language. Pdf akan ananse stories, yoruba ijapa tales, and the dikenga. Rather it is based on the idea of idi, or a hidden truth exposed.
In this sacred story of oya, orisha oya was married to male orisha shango, the orisha of fire. The yoruba people are an ethnic group from west africa. Bi aji ni kutukutuka di eleda mu when one wakes up early in the morning, one should hold on to his eleda. Yoruba cultural studies edited byedited by m0y0 okediji m0y0 okediji this volume is under construction the university of african art press, 2008 denver, co.
Despite this code of silence, yoruba hunters stories are told today and have even emerged as a popular form of. This paper, which is a deviation from the moonlight stories mentioned in. Its a collection of essays and ebooks that address yoruba cosmology, the jungian approach to human development and the interesting ways in which i combine them in my own practice. Here is an everchanging assortment of reading material that will introduce you to the psychology of meaningful change. We developed english to yoruba machine translation ifemt1 system that can translate simple. Introduction yoruba is an interesting example of a notably unarticulated anaphora system, in which almost all local anaphoric readings are handled by a single form, and in which all nonlocal anaphora is achieved by otherwise independent pronouns. The yoruba people iv page ife and thus became the first oba meaning king or ruler in the yoruba language of who today are known as the yoruba people. Ori, destiny, softdeterminism, fatalism and yoruba.
Is it possible to use endogenous african cosmological, philosophical, theoretical, and conceptual frameworks to analyze indigenous african phenomena. Learn yoruba with an exercise book download for free. In inkscape, edited by a diagram of freytags pyramid in the svg format. We also opine that moon light tales, because of their moral values, should be included in the curriculum of both the primary and secondary schools. This paper examines the myths of origin peculiar to the yoruba race, opening up several seams into the culture and politics of the modern yoruba nation in south west nigeria. The creation of the universe and ife mythology of africa. Here are 7 facts about the traditional yoruba culture. The handbook of yoruba religious concepts by baba ifa karade, olodumare. Download the bible, the holy quran, the mahabharata and thousands of free pdf ebooks on buddhism, meditation etc. We wear different clothes and have different ideas of beauty. Shango is the owner of fire, lightening, thunder, and he is one of the gods of war, but he is also the patron of music, drumming, and dancing.
Ebonystory read free interesting online african stories. The yoruba ye mi textbook, combined with an open access, multimedia website at. Based to a large extent on the dynastic tradition of the formerly dominant oyo. He represents male beauty and virility, passion and power. Shangos symbol is the double headed ax, which represents swift justice. This kingdom was founded by the deities oduduwa and obatala, who are believed to have created the world. The yoruba believe the head is the seat of the soul, therefore, in many yoruba sculptures you will notice the dramatic emphasis on the head. The concept of ori in the traditional yoruba visual representation 215 ori lo da mi the deity is my creator eniyan ko o it is not man olorun ni it is god ori lo da mi the deity is my creator ori here refers to the deity the creator himself, whereas in another of the yoruba sayings. Its loan words are mostly from arabic, english, hausa and igbo languages. Geography, society and art geography and society the yoruba people originate from the west african country of nigeria.
In the earliest times, great importance was attached to virginity. The concepts of ori and human destiny in traditional yoruba thought. It contains effective techniques for teaching and learning yoruba including tones, and is userfriendly in its approach. Oko orisa bimbo oshin odunlade adekola 2018 yoruba. The mp3 files can be copied to your smartphone or your ipad via itunes. Majority of the sacred stories of the orishas in yoruba societies are tied to marriage and motherhood. The concept of ori in the traditional yoruba visual. Nigeria is the most populous of all the african nations, with a multiethnic population of 104.
Exposure of the genitals and breasts are typical of yoruba sculpture and not meant to illicit or convey obscenity. A softdeterministic interpretation oladele abiodun balogun olabisi onabanjo university, nigeria abstract the debate on the philosophical nature of the beliefs in ori and human destiny in traditional yoruba thought has for sometimes now, been controversial. Additionally, yoruba motherhood and womanhood are identities of strength, independence and givers of life. Seven interesting facts about the ancient yoruba culture. I used the yoruba solutions provided to check my work. I printed out the yoruba workbook and i filled in the exercises by hand. Orthographies of nigerian languages, manual 1 yoruba ed. Yoruba story books pdf format culture nigeria nairaland. These stories, like aesops fables are designed to teach a lesson in morals and to enable development of good interpersonal relationships. The word ori, in contrast to its english meaning as the physical head, or its biological description as the seat of the major sensory organs, to the yoruba connotes the total nature of its bearer. Yoruba and ancient near eastern history, the present article argues that yoruba traditions of provenance, claiming immigration from the near east, are basically correct. To the yoruba, the primary purpose of marriage is sustaining the yoruba race through legitimate and responsible procreation. The concepts of ori and human destiny in traditional.
Their religion dates back to the stone age, but was influenced by the spread of. The yoruba oral written and now interactive tradition from the beginnings of humanity, the original afrikan has used the art of story telling to convey valuable information concerning the moral codes of its community from generation to generation, the reason being, that a story once memorized can easily be recalled from generation to generation. Art in ancient ife, birthplace of the yoruba suzanne preston blier a rtists the world over shape knowledge and material into works of unique historical importance. The materials pdf and ppt files provided are as follows. Ife was the principal yoruba city, and the yoruba people considered it to be sacred. The artists of ancient ife, ancestral home to the yoruba and mythic birthplace of gods and humans, clearly were. Eshu is the messenger god, acting as a link between humans and the yoruba. Introduction the yoruba constitute one of the major ethnic groups of modern nigeria and. Enjoy a collection of stories in yoruba as well as hundreds of essential phrases and. Starting from african love and romance stories, adventure stories, action stories, short stories, poems and many more. Can sm1 pls gv me a good site to download yoruba books especially ijapa tiroko oko. This book is a collection of 40 sometimes very short folk tales. You will be able to sharpen your comprehension and understanding of the sample text below, which is part of the article 26 and 27 from the universal declaration of human rights. It is important to understand that in order to truly capture these lessons, you unlearn all that you know about marriage, womanhood, and motherhood now.
The yoruba pantheon consists of hundreds of gods, worshipped for an immense variety of purposes, each representative of some natural element or human emotion. Tales of yoruba gods and heroes by courlander, harold, 1908publication date 1973. A lot of these proverbs and wise words usually have stories behind them. All our stories are free and no signup required to start reading. If youre trying to practice your yoruba reading then the page below should help. Yoruba folktales, the new media and postmodernism sesan, azeez akinwumi alhikmah university, nigeria introduction the complexity and dynamism of human society bring about innovation in the production, transmission, retrieval and performance of culture low, high and popular. The yorubas are a distinctive people who are bound together by a common language with various different dialects. The audio files are easily accessed at this site using a mobile device and the qr codes in the text. Topics yoruba language collection opensource language english.