HISTORY
Nigeria’s won freedom independence and sovereignty from Great Britain on Oct. 1, 1960. Yoruba was very male dominated. Chadwick Boseman, aka Black Panther, had roots to Yorubaland. Transatlantic slave trade. Slave traders run by European countries and USA abducted kidnapped 4 million slaves from Nigeria and transported 1000’s of miles across the Atlantic Ocean westward.
Viena’s Ten Words
Mom – iya
Dad – baba
Brother – arakunrin
Sister – arabinrin
Love – ife
Hey – eyini
Laugh – rerin
Cool – itura
Skateboard – oko oju-omi kekere
Fan – ololufe
Viena’s Ten Phrases
I am awesome – mo niyi
This is so cool – eyi dara to
I demand you to put back the pickles – mo beere lowo re lati da awon
Oh, ice cream – Oh, yinyin ipara
Can I have some water please – se mo le ni omi die jowo
Let’s go climb that tree – je ki lo gun igi yen
aw man, you scored on me – aw eniyan ti o gba wole si mi
This is a yummy peach – eyi ge eso pishi oloyinmomo
what’s up? – kilode
How are you? – bawo ni o se wa
Ezra’s Ten Words
Cat-olog bo
Dog-aja
Travel-irin-aio
Pen-ikowe
Ball-boola
Kart-Kart
History-itan
Food-ovnje
Mom-iya
Dad-baba
Ezra’s Ten Phrases
Look a flag-wo asia
Do we have any pickles-se ani eyikeyi pickles
Pass the ball-se boola nee
Let’s go hunting-je kia io sode
Wow that was so fun-iro ohun ti oje igbadun pupa
Look some bunnies-wo die nina awon bunnies
Come for dinner-wa fun aie
Be careful with that-sora pelu iyen
Can i have some-se mo le ni die
Lets race to that tree-je ki lje si ioi yen
HISTORY
Yoruba people are one of the most popular ethnic groups in Africa. They Live in western Nigeria Benin and Togo. 44 million people now. Known for legendary city Ella-E-Fay. Famous for brass stone and clay sculptures. Oduduwa was the first king of Elle-E-Fay and legend has it that he was the father of the other Yoruban princes who founded their own cities. Each city has its own legend and folklore. In one oral tradition creation myth of Yorubaland, the sky God let down a chain at Ella-E-Fay and Oduduwa came down the chain from the sky carrying a rooster, some dirt and a palm kernal. Oduduwa threw the dirt into the ocean and the rooster scratched it to become land A palm tree grew from the palm nut with sixteen branches representing the sixteen original kingdoms.
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