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ỌRỌ ÌYÀNJÙ (WORD OF ADVICE): Ẹni tólèdè lóni ayé ibi ti wọn ti nsọ

ỌRỌ ÌYÀNJÙ (WORD OF ADVICE)

Ẹyin ọmọ Odùduwà ẹjẹ ki a ran rawa létí wípé “Ẹni tólèdè lóni ayé ibi ti wọn ti nsọ”. Mo bẹ yin ẹ maṣe jẹki a tara wa lọpọ nitorina ẹ maṣe jẹki èdè Yorùbà parẹ. Èdè ti a kọ silẹ, ti a ko sọ, ti a ko fi kọ ọmọ wa, piparẹ ni yio parẹ. Ẹjẹ ki a gbiyanju lati ṣe atunṣe nipa sísọ èdè Yorùbà botiyẹ kasọ lai si idaru idapọ pẹlu èdè miran.

Yorùbá lọkunrin ati lobirin ẹ ranti wipe “Odò to ba gbagbe orisun rẹ, gbigbe lo ma ngbe” Lágbára Ọlọrun, aoni tajo sọnu sajo o, ao kere oko délé o (Àṣẹ).

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Originally posted 2013-01-31 20:18:56. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Àjùmòbí kò kan tãnu… Same parentage does not compel compassion…

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Same parentage does not compel compassion.

Òwe Yorùbá ní “Àjùmòbí kò kan tãnu, ẹni Olúwa bá rán síni ló nṣeni lõre”. Òwe yi wúlò lati gba àwọn ènìà tí o gbójúlé ẹbí níyànjú. Ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ rò wípé ẹ̀tọ́ ni ki ẹni tí ó bá lówó nínú ẹbí tàbí tí ó ngbe ni Òkè-Òkun bá wọn gbé ẹrù lai ro wípé ẹbí tí o lówó tàbí gbé l’Ókè-Òkun ní ẹrù tiwọn lati gbé.

Yorùbá ní “Òṣìṣẹ́ wa lõrun, abáni náwó wà níbòji”, ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ agbójúlẹ́bí wọnyi, ma mba ẹni tí o nṣiṣẹ ka owó lai rò wípé ẹni tí ó nṣiṣẹ yi, nlãgun lati rí owó. Iṣẹ́ lẹ́ni tí ó wa l’Ókè-Òkun/Ìlú-Òyìnbó nṣe nínú òtútù. Fún àpẹrẹ: níbití olówó tàbí àwọn tí ó ngbe Òkè-òkun tí nṣe àwọn nkan níwọnba bí – ọmọ bíbí, aṣo rírà, ẹ̀rọ ìbánisọ̀rọ̀, àti bẹ̃bẹ lọ, ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ agbójúlẹ́bí á bímọ rẹpẹtẹ, kó owó lé aṣọ, bèrè ẹ̀rọ ìbánisọ̀rọ̀ olówó nla tí ẹni tí ó wà l’Ókè-Òkun ó lè kó owó lé lórí àti gbogbo àṣejù míràn.

Ẹbí olówó tàbí tí ó ngbe Òkè-òkun kò lè dípò Ìjọba. Ọ̀dọ̀ Ìjọba tí ó ngba owó orí lóyẹ kí á ti bèrè ẹ̀tọ́, ki ṣe lọ́wọ́ ẹbí. Ẹbí tóní owó tàbí gbé Òkè-òkun lè fi ojú ãnu ṣe ìrànlọ́wọ́, ṣùgbọ́n ki ṣe iṣẹ́ ẹni bẹ̃ lati gbé ẹrù ẹlẹ́rù. Ẹjẹ́ ká rántí òwe yi wípé “Àjùmọ̀bí kò kan tãnu, ẹni Olúwa bá rán síni ló nṣeni lõre”, nítorí aladugbo, àjòjì, ọ̀rẹ́, àti bẹ̃bẹ lọ, lè ṣeni lãnu bí Olúwa bá rán wọn.

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A Yoruba saying goes that “same parentage does not compel compassion, only those sent by God show compassion”. This proverb can be used to advice those dependent on family member. Many dependents think it is a right for rich or family members living abroad to carry their responsibilities. Continue reading →

Originally posted 2014-11-18 18:00:26. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Ẹ̀YÀ ARA – ÈJÌKÁ DÉ ẸSẸ̀: PARTS OF THE BODY – SHOULDERS TO TOES

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Originally posted 2013-04-23 21:34:14. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

LADÉJOMORE – How Babies Lost Their Ability to Speak

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A SAMPLE OF AN EKITI VARIANT OF THE FOLK TALE “LADÉJOMORE”

Ọmọ titun – a baby Courtesy: @theyorubablog

Ladéjomore Ladéjomore1
Èsun
Oyà* Ajà gbusi
Èsun
Oyà ‘lé fon ‘ná lo 5
Èsun
Iy’uná k ó ti l’éin
Èsun
I y’eran an k’ó ti I’újà
Èsun 15
Ogbé godo s’erun so
O m’ásikù bo ‘so lo
O to kìsì s’áède
Me I gbo yùngba yùngba yún yún ún
Èsun

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Originally posted 2015-07-12 01:57:12. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

ỌJỌ GBOGBO NI TI OLÈ – Everyday is for the thief … a warning to fraudsters

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“ỌJỌ GBOGBO NI TI OLÈ, ỌJỌ KAN NI TOLÓHUN”: “EVERYDAY IS FOR THE THIEF, ONE DAY FOR THE OWNER”.

Ní ọjọ Ẹti ọjọ keji lelogun oṣu keji ọdún yi, Ẹrọ amóhùn máwòrán Iluọba (BBC 1) tu asiri ọmọkunrin kan ti o ni iwe ijẹri irina ọmọ Naijeria ni oruko ọtọtọ mẹta ti o fi nlu ìjọba ní jìbìtì gba iranlọwọ ti ko tọ si. O ti gba owó rẹpẹtẹ ki wọn to ri mu.

Ni Ìlú Ọba (United Kingdom) Ìjọba pese ilé fún awọn abirùn ati aláìní ti o jẹ ọmọ onilu ati iranlọwọ miran lati mu ayé dẹrùn fún wọn. Àwọn àjòjì ti o fi èrú ati irọ gba àwọn iranlọwọ yi, wọn a dẹ tún fi ma yangan titi ọjọ ti olóhun yio fi muwọn. Irú iwa burúkú bi ka fi èrú gba ohun ti ko tọ wọnyi mba orúkọ jẹ.

Ẹ jẹ ki a fi owé Yorùbá to wipe “Ọjọ gbogbo ni tolè, ọjọ kan ni tolóhun” se ikilo fun iru awọn oníjìbìtì bẹ ere jibiti, nitori bi o ti wu ko pẹ to, ọjọ kan ọwọ òfin a ba iru àwọn bẹ. Nigbati wọn ba ri wọn mu, wọn a ko ìtìjú ba orúkọ idile ati ìlú wọn.

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On Friday 22^nd February 2013, BBC 1 Television Channel exposed a man with 3 Nigerian Passports in different names that he was using to defraud the Government by collecting benefits that he was not entitled to claim. He had collected large sums of money before he was caught. Continue reading →

Originally posted 2013-02-22 20:58:21. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

“Tani alãikàwé/alãimọ̀wé? Ẹnití ó lè kọ, tó lè kà Yorùbá kúrò ní alãikàwé/alãimọ̀wé bí o tilẹ̀ jẹ́ pe ko le kọ tàbí ka gẹ̀ẹ́sì” – “Who is an illiterate? Anyone who can read or write Yoruba cannot be termed an illiterate even though cannot read or write English”

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Oriṣiriṣi ènìyàn miran tiki sọmọ Yorùbá pọ ni ìlú nla bi ti Èkó tàbí àwọn olú ìlù nla miran ni agbègbè ilẹ Yorùbá (fun àpẹrẹ: Abéòkúta, Adó-Èkìtì, Akurẹ, Ibadan, Oṣogbo, àti bẹ́ẹ̀bẹ́ẹ̀ lọ). Gẹ́gẹ́bí Wikipedia ti kọ, ni orílẹ̀ èdè Nàíjírià, èdè oriṣiriṣi lé ni ẹ̃dẹgbẹta lélógún, meji ninu èdè wọ̀nyí ko si ẹni to nsọ wọn mọ, mẹsan ti parẹ́ pátápáta. Eleyi yẹ ko kọwa lọgbọn lati dura ki èdè Yorùbá maṣe parẹ.

Ilé-ìwé alakọbẹrẹ ti àwọn ènìà nda silẹ – Private Primary School. Courtesy: @theyorubablog

A ṣe àkíyèsí wipé ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ilé-ìwé alakọbẹrẹ ti àwọn ènìà nda silẹ ti ki ṣe ti Ìjọba, kò gba àwọn ọmọ láyè lati kọ tàbi sọ èdè Yorùbá ni ilé ìwè. Eleyi lo jẹ ikan ninu ìdí pípa èdè Yorùbá tàbi èdè abínibí yoku rẹ. Bí àwọn ọmọ ba délé lati ilé ìwè, èdè gẹẹsi ni wọn mba òbí sọ nítorí ìbẹrù Olùkọ wọn to ni ki wọn ma sọ èdè abínibí. Bi òbí ba mba wọn sọ èdè Yorùbá (tàbí èdè abínibí) àwọn ọmọ yio ma dahun lédè gẹẹsi. Ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ Olùkọ́ ti o ni ki àwọn ọmọ ma sọ èdè Yorùbá wọnyi, èdè gẹ̀ẹ́sì ko ja gẽre lẹnu wọn, nítorí èyí àmúlùmálà ti wọn fi kọ́mọ, ni àwọn ọmọ wọnyi nsọ. Kíkọ, kíkà èdè Yorùbá ko di ọmọ lọ́wọ́ lati ka ìwé dé ipò gíga.

Ọmọdé lo ma tètè gbọ èdè ti wọn si le yara kọ òbí. Ìjọ̀gbọ̀n ni èdè aiyede ma nda silẹ nitorina ẹ majẹ ki a di àwọn ọmọ lọ́wọ́ ṣùgbọ́n, ka ran wọn lọ́wọ́ fún ìlọsíwájú èdè Yorùbá. Ó sàn ki gbogbo ọmọ tó parí ìwé mẹfa le kọ, ki wọn le kà Yorùbá tàbi èdè abínibí ju pé ki wọn ma le kọ, ki wọn ma lèkà rárá. Bi ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ oníṣé ọwọ́, oníṣòwò àti àgbẹ̀ bá lè kọ́ lati kọ àti lati ka èdè Yorùbá ni ilé-ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ àgbà tàbi lẹ́hìn ìwé-mẹ́fà, á wúlò fún ìlú. Fún àpẹrẹ, wọn a le kọ orúkọ ní Ilé Ìfowópamọ́, kọ ọjọ́ ìbí ọmọ wọn sílẹ̀, kọ nípa iṣẹ́ wọn sí ìwé àti bẹ̃bẹ̃ lọ. Ẹnití o le kọ, tó lè kà Yorùbá kúrò ní alãikàwé/alãimọ̀wé bí o tilẹ̀ jẹ́ pe ko le kọ tàbí ka gẹ̀ẹ́sì.

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There are many people who are not of Yoruba parentage in major cities like Lagos and other big Cities in Yoruba geographical areas (for example: Abeokuta, Ado-Ekiti, Akurẹ, Ibadan, Oṣogbo etc). According to Wikipedia, there are more than 520 languages in Nigeria, 2 of these languages are no longer spoken by anyone, 9 is totally extinct. This should teach us a lesson to struggle to ensure Yoruba does not go into extinction. Continue reading →

Originally posted 2014-12-30 22:40:42. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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

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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

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

“Orúkọ idile Yorùbá ti ó ńparẹ́” – “Yoruba family names that are disappearing”

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Orúkọ ẹni ni ìfihàn ẹni, orúkọ Yorùbá fi àṣà, iṣẹ́ àti Òriṣà idile hàn tàbi àtẹsẹ̀bi ọmọ. Yorùbá gbàgbọ́ ninú Ọlọrun/Eledumare ki ẹ̀sin igbàgbọ́ àti imọ̀le tó dé. Ifá jẹ́ ẹ̀sin Yorùbá, nitori Ifá ni wọn fi ńṣe iwadi lọ́dọ̀ Ọlọrun ki Yorùbá tó dá wọ́ lé ohunkohun. Yorùbá gbàgbọ́ ninú àwọn iránṣẹ́ Ọlọrun ti a mọ̀ si “Òriṣà”. Àwọn Òriṣà Yorùbá pọ̀ ṣùgbọ́n pàtàki lára àwọn Òriṣà ni: Ògún, Ṣàngó, Ọya, Yemọja, Oṣó, Ọ̀ṣun, Olokun, Ṣọ̀pọ̀ná, Èṣù àti bẹ̃bẹ̃ lọ. Àwọn orúkọ ti ó fi ẹ̀sin àwọn Òriṣà wọnyi hàn ti ńparẹ́ nitori àwọn ẹlẹsin igbàlódé ti fi “Oluwa/Ọlọrun” dipò orúkọ ti ó bẹ̀rẹ̀ pẹ̀lú Ifá, Ògún, Èṣù àti bẹ̃bẹ̃ lọ. Ẹ ṣe àyẹ̀wò àwọn orúkọ wọnyi:

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

One’s name is one’s identity, Yoruba names reflect the culture, trade, gods being worshipped in the family as well as the situation in which a child was born. Yoruba had faith in the Almighty God of Heaven ever before the advent of Christianity and Islam. Ifa was then the religion of the Yoruba people, because “Ifa” was the medium of consulting God before embarking on any venture. Yoruba believed in the messengers of God known as mini gods called “Orisa”. There many mini gods but prominent among them are: Ogun – god or Iron; Sango – god of thunder and lightning; Oya – river Niger goddess, wife of Sango; Yemoja – goddess of all rivers; Oso – wizard deity, Osun – river goddess; Olokun – Ocean goddess; Sopona – deity associated with chicken pox; Esu – god of protector as well as trickster deity that generates confusion; etc. The names that were associated with all these Yoruba gods are disappearing because they are being replaced with “Olu, Oluwa, Olorun”, to reflect the modern beliefs. Check below names that associated with the traditional and modern faith:

IFÁ – Yoruba belief of Divination

Orúkọ idile Yorùbá	Orúkọ igbàlódé ti ó dipò orúkọ ibilẹ̀	English/Literal meaning – IFA –Yoruba Religion
Fábùnmi	Olúbùnmi	Ifa/God gave me
Fádádunsi	Dáhùnsi	Ifa responded to this
Fadaisi/Fadairo	Oludaisi	Ifa/God spared this one
Fadójú/Fadójútimi		Ifa did not disgrace me
Fádùlú		Ifa became town
Fáfúnwá	Olúfúnwá	Ifa/God gave me to search
Fágbàmigbé		Ifa did not forget me
Fágbàmilà/Fagbamiye		Ifa saved me
Fágbèmi	Olúgbèmi	Ifa/God supported me
Fagbemileke	Oluwagbemileke	Ifa/God made me prevail
Fágbénró	Olúgbénró	Ifa/God sustained me
Fágúnwà		Ifa straightened character
Fájánà/Fatona		Ifa led the way
Fájọbi		Ifa joined at delivery
Fájuyi		Ifa is greater than honour
Fakẹyẹ		Ifa gathered honour
Fálànà	Olúlànà	Ifa/God opened the way
Fálayé		Ifa is the way of the world
Fáléti		Ifa has hearing
Fálọlá		Ifa is wealth
Fálolú	Ọláolú	Ifa is god
Fámùkòmi/Fáfúnmi	Olúwafúnmi	Ifa/God gave to me
Fámúrewá		Ifa brought goodness
Farinre	Ọlarinre	Ifa/Wealth came in goodness
Fáṣeun	Olúwaṣeun	Thanks to Ifa
Faséùn/Fápohùndà		Ifa kept his words
Fáṣọlá	Olúṣọlá	Ifa/God created wealth
Fatimilẹhin	Oluwatimilẹhin	Ifa/God supported me
Fátúnàṣe		Ifa repaired morals
Faturoti		Ifa is worth waiting on
Fáyẹmi	Olúyẹmi	Ifa/God suits me
Fayoṣe		Ifa will perform it
Ọláifá	Ọláolú	Ifa’s wealth

Originally posted 2014-07-11 20:39:12. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Bί a bá ránni ni iṣẹ ẹrú: One sent on a slavish errand (on man’s inhumanity to man)

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The Mido Macia Story courtesy of NEWSY reporting from multiple sources and giving a broader view

Yorὺbá nί “Bί a bá ránni nί iṣẹ ẹrú, a fi tọmọ jẹ”. Ọlọpa tί o yẹ ki o dãbo bo ará àti ẹrú nί ìlú, nhuwa ìkà sί àwọn tί o yẹ ki wọn ṣọ. Ọlọpa South Africa so ọdọmọkunrin ọmọ ọdún mẹta dinlọgbọn – Mido Gracia, mọ ọk`ọ ọlọpa, wọ larin ìgboro, lu, lẹhin gbogbo eleyi, ju si àtìm`ọle tίtί o fi kú. Ọlọpa wọnyi hὺ ìwà ìkà yί nίgbangba lai bìkίtà pe aye ti lujára. Eleyi fi “Ìwà ìkà ọmọ enia sί ọmọ enia han”. Ọlọpa South Africa ṣi àṣẹ ti wọn nί lὸ, wọn rán wọn niṣe ẹrú, wọn o fi tọmọ jẹ. Sὺnre o Mido Macia.

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Yoruba proverb says that, “One sent on a slavish errand, should deliver the message with the discretion of an heir”. Continue reading →

Originally posted 2013-03-02 00:25:30. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Àjàpá rẹ Erin sílẹ̀ – “Ìjàlọ ò lè jà, ó lè bọ́ ṣòkòtò ni idi òmìrán”: The Tortoise humbled the Elephant – “Soldier ant cannot fight, but can cause the giant to remove pant”.

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Erin jẹ ẹranko ti Ọlọrun da lọ́lá pẹlu titobi rẹ ninu igbo. Yorùbá ni “Koríko ti Erin bá ti tẹ̀, àtẹ̀gbé ni láyé”, oko ti Erin bá wọ̀, olóko bẹ wọ igbèsè tori ibajẹ ti o ma ṣẹlẹ̀ si irú oko bẹ. Gbogbo ẹranko bọ̀wọ̀ fún Erin, nitori Kìnìún ọlọ́là ijù kò lè pa Erin.

Bi Erin ti tóbi tó, ni ó gọ̀ tó. Ni ọjọ́ kan, gbogbo ẹranko pe ìpàdé lati pari ìjà fún Kọ̀lọ̀kọ̀lọ̀ àti Kìnìún. Kọ̀lọ̀kọ̀lọ̀ ni bi ohun ba pa ẹran, Kìnìún a fi ògbójú gba ẹran yi jẹ. Kàkà ki Erin da ẹjọ́ pẹ̀lú òye, ṣe ló tún dá kun. Ìhàlẹ̀ àti ìgbéraga ni àwùjọ yi bi awọn ẹranko yoku ninu. O bi Kọ̀lọ̀kọ̀lọ̀ ninu to bẹ gẹ ti kò lè fọhùn. Àjàpá nikan lo dide lati fún Erin ni èsì ọ̀rọ̀, ṣùgbọ́n gbogbo ẹranko yoku bú si ẹ̀rín nitori wọn fi ojú di Àjàpá. Dipo ki Àjàpá panumọ́, ó pe erin níjà.

Ni ọjọ́ ìjà, Erin kò múra nitori ó mọ̀ pé bi Àjàpá ti kéré tó, bi ohun bá gbé ẹsẹ̀ le, ọ̀run lèrọ̀. Àjàpa mọ̀ pé ohun ko ni agbára, nitori eyi, ó dá ọgbọ́n ti yio fi bá Erin jà lai di èrò ọ̀run. Àjàpá ti pèsè, agbè mẹta pẹlu ìgbẹ́, osùn àti ẹfun ti yio dà lé Erin lóri lati dójú ti. Ó tọ́jú awọn agbè yi si ori igi nitosi ibi ti wọn ti fẹ́ jà, ó mọ̀ pé pẹ̀lú ibinu erin á jà dé idi ibi ti yio dà le lori.

Awọn ẹranko péjọ lati wòran ijà lãrin Àjàpá àti Erin. Àjàpá mọ̀ pe bi erin bá subú kò lè dide, nigbati ti ijà bẹ̀rẹ̀, ẹhin ni Àjàpá wà ti o ti nsọ òkò ọ̀rọ̀ si erin lati dá inú bi. Pẹ̀lú ibinú, ki ó tó yípadà dé ibi ti Àjàpá wa, Àjàpá a ti kósi lábẹ́, eleyi dá awọn ẹranko lára yá.

: Erin múra ìjà – Elephant charged for a fight. Courtesy: @theyorubablog

: Àjàpá – Tortoise. Courtesy: @theyorubablog

: ẹranko péjọ lati wòran ijà – animals gathered to watch a fight. Courtesy: @theyorubablog

Yorùbá ni “Bi ìyà nla ba gbeni ṣánlẹ̀, kékeré á gorí ẹni” ni ikẹhin, Àjàpá bori erin pẹ̀lú ọgbọ́n, gbogbo ẹranko gbé Àjàpá sókè pẹ̀lú ìdùnnú gun ori ibi ti erin wó si.

Ìtàn Yorùbá yi fihan pé kò si ẹni ti a lè fi ojú di. Ti a bá fẹ́ ka ìtàn yi ni ẹ̀kún rẹ́rẹ́ ni èdè Gẹẹsi, ẹ ṣe àyẹ̀wò rẹ ninu iwé “Yoruba Trickster Tales” ti Oyekan Owomoyela kọ.

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Originally posted 2013-10-25 17:02:09. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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