by Babátúndé Pópóọlá | Apr 5, 2025 | folktales, Ọ̀rọ̀ Àgbà
Àkójọpọ̀ Ìtándòwe Yorùbá: A must read book for every Yorùbá reader Relative to other cultures around the world, the Yorùbá people did not transfer their cultural gems, such as their poetry, folktales and other inheritance handed over through their oral...
by Babátúndé Pópóọlá | Apr 4, 2025 | Baba Onigba
Yorùbá a tonal language spoken predominantly in West African, but also in the accurate use of diacritics, which play a crucial role in meaning differentiation and effective communication. Unlike non-tonal languages where words may rely on context for interpretation,...
by Babátúndé Pópóọlá | Mar 17, 2025 | Baba Onigba
When you hear the name Ìkòyí or someone mentions it, any true son or daughter of Yorùbáland would naturally ask, “Which Ìkòyí?” This is because there are at least five or six places named Ìkòyí in Yorùbáland. There is Ìkòyí in Lagos, Kwara, Ògùn, Ìkòyí in...
by Babátúndé Pópóọlá | Mar 10, 2025 | Baba Onigba
Language and culture often suffer from misconceptions that, over time, become widely accepted as truth. Many times, what we assume to be correct when we use language or talk about some aspect of culture, but we are actually incorrect. This highlights the...
by Babátúndé Pópóọlá | Mar 5, 2025 | Baba Onigba
Ara: The Town of Mystery Where Dogs Are Forbidden Most people believe that dogs are man’s best friend, but in the town of Arà, a town within Egbedore Local Government Area of Ọ̀ṣun State, the relationship between humans and dogs took a different turn. Unlike...
