Iran yoruba are an african ethnic group that inhabits western africa, mainly nigeria and benin. Ede yoruba is a language spoken in west africa and most prominently south western nigeria. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. It was used because it allows us to use manual tagging of the part of speech pos. The concept of iwa is a standard or aspiration inbuilt into the framework of societal institutions. If this kind of child is male, he is named ojo, and if female, aina. Oriki is one of the oldest traditions in yoruba music, yet few people realize its existence. Introduction the following study module is called kekere yoruba. 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 african slaves could not live any longer in familyowned compounds or follow familylineages, neither were there public shrines nor palaces, where usually orisha would be honoured. In this book i investigate what oriki tell us about okuku and what okuku told me about oriki. The yoruba people have very rich cultural oral literature, oriki is on of them. It is often in poetic form and consists of songs of praise.
Transfer rulebased machine translation is use in the development of the system. Oriki element of yoruba culture serves the following purpose. This comes after the childs ritual birth, massage of specific body parts and other rites as well. According to the yoruba historian samuel johnson, the oriki is an attributive descriptive, one that expresses what a child is or what he or she is hoped to become. Rulebased approach is a good approach for machine translation system for a language with lots of grammar which yoruba is one. The chapter uses the works of selected nigerian writers whose writings were influenced by. The name usually carries a praise poetry with it which is used to inspire the bearer.
For all yoruba in home and diasporal to know and understand their family lineage. It is expressed through chanting or singing and is used by ifa orisha initiates as words of power in ritual and ceremony. In this article babalawo obanifa will explain historical and spiritual facts behind having orisha ibeji in yoruba spirituality and culture. 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. If a male, it is always expressive of something heroic, brave or strong. The images of women in yoruba folktales social science. University of colorado, boulder department of english, university of colorado, boulder, co. Click download or read online button to get history of yoruba land book now. Oriki obinrin yoruba ekimogun descendant united kingdom. It is appropriate to recite the family history portion. Ilori this is a child born during the absence of menstruation. Oriki is also used as means of identifying the different clans of yoruba, to understand peoples lineages and pedigrees and for persuasion which is one of its basic uses. The case of oriki in yoruba popular folksongs1 oluwole coker obafemi awolowo.
However, the influence of the yoruba culture, its music, and its. Oriki in yoruba land is a praise poetry usually consisting of songs of praise and identity of the family ancestors and also take the name form as well. Sep 05, 2015 a people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots marcus garvey. Kekere yoruba study modulea basic introduction to the yoruba l anguage it is a very brief introduction presenting only the very basic elements of the yoruba language including basic pronunciation and vocabulary. Notes on oriki and warfare in yorubaland, in yoruba oral tradition. Click download or read online button to get yoruba mythology book now. Yoruba praise poetry, known as oriki, canonically identifies ones place of origin, family heritage, and good deeds.
The yoruba constitute about 44 million people in total. Awo falokun fatunmbi has compiled over 140 oriki in this comprehensive volume. It has been designed to acquaint the western student with the pedagogical format of indigenous yoruba teaching and learning. The yorubas in disapora in the spirituality of latin america however associate twins with saints cosmas and damian in yoruba spirituality and culture, twins are believed to be magical and are granted protection by the. The study of yoruba religious tradition in historical perspective this essay presents an overview of past and recent scholarship in yoruba religion. The images of women in yoruba folktales olarinmoye, adeyinka wulemat department of sociology lagos state university nigeria abstract because much of the anthropological literature appears to tell us that men are everywhere superior and dominant and women everywhere play subordinate roles, we must then ask what the evidences are and what it means. Yoruba oriki names are names yoruba people give to their children for symbolic reasons. Oriki varies in length depending on lineage and the clan of the individual and the past ancestors. Oriki is an important and cultural, but unwritten oral genre of yoruba literature that is usually used in praise singing. To the yoruba, the primary purpose of marriage is sustaining the yoruba race through legitimate and responsible procreation. Jan 06, 2012 oriki is an important and cultural, but unwritten oral genre of yoruba literature that is usually used in praise singing. Oriki olodumare from the names of god the praises. History of the yoruba people the history of the yorubas is not yet well established.
Modern or christian parents use christian forms of traditional names, while muslim yoruba parents give arabic names with yoruba phonetics to their children. Among the yoruba, oriki occupies a strategic place that is. An aesthetic symbol in ecological ritual of the yoruba people dr. Yoruba audio lessons audio lessons are a very important factor in learning yoruba because they help you hear how words are pronounced and also provide you with an extra means of learning other than reading. Ethnographic methodology, osun, yoruba, textualization ffy. Yoruba language yoruba written literature begins with the formation of its grammar published in 1843. The twins are known as ibeji in the yoruba language. Discover the meaning of oriki in yoruba land ileoduduwa. Okuku is a town in the oyo state of nigeria, small by yoruba standards, but an important political and cultural. Saints in popular catholicism and vishnus avataras in hinduism represent, in different ways, the possibility of spiritual beings that are simultaneously one and many, clusters or series of manifestations whose inner relationships are often not fully explained. Just as you know that the yoruba nation is a civilized nation and has varieties in every part of its culture and tradition,so is the oriki. Oriki is a brief genre that the yoruba typically use to inspire themselves.
The earliest studies of yoruba religious traditions were carried out by mlssionarles, travellers and explorers who were concerned with writng about the. Yoruba orthography, ibadan university press, 1965, p. The standard language incorporates several features from other dialects. The importance of oriki in yoruba mural art request pdf. I have suggested that the ifa concept of iwaju is similar to the hindu concept of chakras.
Oriki varies and it is based on each family lineage and ancestral clan,which talks about the bravery act and the pedigree of their ancestors. One can find clear elements of yoruba culture today in cuba and brazil. Dada adelowo introduction this paper is motiated by the need. Yoruba ni awari ni obinrin nwa nkan obe, bi ile ba tinmo, koto dale, obinrin a ti ika bomo lenu.
The yoruba culture provides for the upbringing of the child by the extended family. Ogun lakaaye osin mole,onile kangunkangun ode orun, kolominile fejewe, kolaso nile ofi imokimo bora bi aso, ogun alada meji, onfi ikan lana, onfi ekeji sanko, olejeleje tiida omo eranko nitan, yankan bi ogbe ejo omo owere, koriko odo tiiru minimini, ogun kolaso meji mariwo laso ogun, aso alaso logun ngba bora. Also, you will find some interesting yoruba oriki names and meanings of. Yoruba oriki names and meaning oriki is a group of names yoruba people give to their children for symbolic reasons. Pdf english to yoruba machine translation system using. The study of yoruba religious tradition in historical. Oriki awon orisa is a timeless offering that will continue to add value to your learning library. We, at momjunction, have gone out of our way to get you some of the best yoruba baby names with meanings. In the earliest times, great importance was attached to virginity. View oriki and yoruba art research papers on academia. Yoruba language and culture is quite enduring and deep, evidence by the fact that close to two hundred years after slavery the culture and language survives in some parts of the americas. Ojo and aina this is a child born with the umbilical cord twisted round hisher neck.
Jones ore ye ye o an experiment in translating performance events into ethnographic scholarship drawing on both verbal and visual means of communication. Pdf anthropology of the orishas the yoruba civilization. Oriki is important for every mother giving birth to a child, because it is sang in the form of a song to a crying child, and upon hearing the oriki the child would be calm and would stop crying. History of yoruba land download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Yoruba mythology download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Oriki awon orisa by obafemi origunwa paperback lulu. The significance of the orature forms lies in the verbal structure of indigenous african societies. It is challenging because it may evolve extensive research and rewarding because it will become a part of the family oral tradition passed on to future generations. The yoruba royal bards nordic journal of african studies. Here is an everchanging assortment of reading material that will introduce you to the psychology of meaningful change. Below are free yoruba audio files you can download and listen to on your computer or ipod or any other mobile device, because the format. 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 a popular thing mostly among the people of the yoruba descents. In yoruba land, one of the most important things done when a child is born is to give the child a name. In this series i have spoken about the relationship between iwaju and the place in the physical body where human consciousness connects with various forms of spirit consciousness. Ibeji is the name of an orisha god who represents a pair of twins in the yoruba religion of the yoruba people of nigeria. Shango is historically a royal ancestor of the yoruba as he was the third king of the oyo kingdom prior to his posthumous deification. The poetry and entertainment value is great and refreshing at weddings, naming ceremonies or at burials to mention.
Pauls college, monrovia, liberia a recent article on prayer in the traditional religion of the yoruba people of west africa quotes with approval the complaint made by shorter in 1975 that insufficient attention has been given to the prayers of african traditional religion generally. Based to a large extent on the dynastic tradition of the formerly dominant oyo clan, it is presently in the process of reevaluation. More precisely, oriki awon orisa reinforces four elements of oral tradition 1. Rulebased approach is a good approach for machine translation system used for language with lots of grammar which yoruba language is one. Oriki is the praise poetry and invocations of the yoruba people. Request pdf the importance of oriki in yoruba mural art in visual art, inspiration and concept are the driving forces in the execution of a particular art piece.
In the lukumi olokun mi my dear one religion of the caribbean, shango is considered the center point of. Apart from the twins series, other children born in yoruba land in peculiar circumstances or ways are given predestined names too. If youre trying to practice your yoruba reading then the page below should help. Literary texts tell us things about society and culture that we could learn in no other way. Oriki, women and the proliferation and merging of ori. Orisha ibeji which people who practice yoruba spirituality in diaspora know as orisha ibeli, orisha jimaguas or ibeyi does. Shango is also known as the god of fire, lightning and thunder. Oladosu olusegun department of religious studies, faculty of arts, obafemi awolowo university, ileife, nigeria abstract religion is a way of life for the african people. Its a collection of essays and ebooks that address yoruba cosmology, the. A vocabulary of the yoruba language internet archive. How to say file in yoruba whats the yoruba word for file. Ewa ibeji a specially prepared beans dish made with. If a female, it is a term of endearment or of praise. 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.
In every division of yoruba land great importance was attached to a bride. If the inline pdf is not rendering correctly, you can download the pdf file here. Because of migration and the slave trade to the americas in the mid18th century, there are yoruba communities throughout the western world, especially in the caribbean, south america and north america. A vocabulary of the yoruba language by crowther, sammuel adjai.
Anthropology of the orishas the yoruba civilization through its orikis, myths and diaspora. Oriki yoruba praise poetry ekimogun descendant united. Bi okunrin mi ba soro, a fibi ojo nkun ni, bi obinrin ba soro, a ma dun leti bi ti eye awoko bi obinrin ba loyun, won a ma ki pe eku ikunra bi obinrin bi omo, won a ki pe eku ewu omo bi obinrin ba wa fi. Similar praise poems turn up throughout much of africa zulu izibongo. The yoruba territory lies in southwestern nigeria, west africa, commonly known as yorubaland. Oriki is used during individual or communal ceremonies, for individuals or the community. Pdf english to yoruba machine translation system using rule. In yoruba culture, the second twin is regarded as the elder twin. The number of speakers of yoruba is estimated between 30 and 40 million, primarily by the ethnic yoruba people. For a native speaker who knows the context of a common word this is no big deal.