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Kíkó éde Yorùbá
YorubaAwarenessFoundation
Yoruba Awareness Foundation (YAF)was set up to Promote Yoruba language and lifestyles.The Yoruba's reside in the SW of Nigeria. Yoruba is the 4th widely spoken language in Africa, and can be found spoken in other parts of the world, in Cuba, parts of the Carribean countries and South America with its culture embedded.Yaf with its base in London is concerned that if nothing is done to preserve the language amongst children of Yoruba migrants and other interested persons in the UK, the language might die off in future.
Hence the need to encourage the learning of Yoruba and it's culture to preserve it for generations to come in the UK. Therefore the need to run lessons. Next teaching session starts on the 8th August 2015. Enroll on our website using the simple contact form and we shall respond with full course details.
Yoruba History
Brief History
Yoruba is one of the four official languages of Nigeria and is a member of the Volta-Niger branch of the Niger-Congo family of languages. It is spoken by about 22 million people in southwest Nigeria, Benin, Togo, the UK, Brazil and the USA. Yoruba first appeared in writing during the 19th century. The first Yoruba publications were a number of teaching booklets produced by John Raban in 1830-2.
Yoruba is one of the four official languages of Nigeria and is a member of the Volta-Niger branch of the Niger-Congo family of languages. It is spoken by about 22 million people in southwest Nigeria, Benin, Togo, the UK, Brazil and the USA. Yoruba first appeared in writing during the 19th century. The first Yoruba publications were a number of teaching booklets produced by John Raban in 1830-2.
The person who made the biggest contribution to Yoruba literacy was Bishop Ajayi (Samuel) Crowther (1806-1891), who studied many of the languages of Nigeria, including Yoruba, and wrote and translated in some of them. Crowther was also the first Christian bishop of West African origin. A Yoruba orthography appeared in about 1850, though it has undergone a number of changes since then..
Why Learn Yoruba?
To educate, to learn and sustain Yoruba Language and lifestyles outside Nigeria and engage in charitable activities designed to improve health & well being of recipients of our service in ways that enhances the interests and dignity of Yoruba's and Nigeria.
Fun ìkóni àti ìkésin járí èdè ati àsà Yorùbá l’ókè òkun, àti láti mọ se isé onínú dídùn olóre ti yio mu ìdàgbà sókè ba aiyé enití a ba mu gégé bi a kékọ, paapa jùló lónà ti yio gbe ògo ọmọ Yorùbá àti orílè Nigeria ga.
Start learning Yoruba Language. Enrich your culture by understanding people speaking the language around you.
Eyi ni fun ìkóni àti ìkésin járí èdè ati àsà Yorùbá l’ókè òkun
What YAF stands for
Yoruba Awareness Foundation is the trading name of Loadofs Foundation the Charity. The charity was founded to execute two principal objectives:
- To promote Yoruba language and lifestyles and in so doing establish structures that will foster its promotional ethos.
- Alleviation of poverty and supporting vulnerable people which is a principal Charity objective.
Our Yoruba language project focuses on continuing to facilitate the teaching of Yoruba language and lifestyles by running a Yoruba language school.
On alleviation of poverty we are working on plans to support people vulnerable people in UK and Nigeria by providing platforms of support to ensure contacts with loved ones.......
Our Mission
We are a non-profit organization dedicated to educate, to learn and sustain Yoruba Language and lifestyles outside Nigeria and engage in charitable activities designed to improve health & well being of recipients of our service in ways that enhances the interests and dignity of Yoruba's and Nigeria.
Our Focus
Fun ìkóni àti ìkésin járí èdè ati àsà Yorùbá l’ókè òkun, àti láti mọ se isé onínú dídùn olóre ti yio mu ìdàgbà sókè ba aiyé enití a ba mu gégé bi a kékọ, paapa jùló lónà ti yio gbe ògo ọmọ Yorùbá àti orílè Nigeria ga.
Yoruba Language
Fun ìkóni àti ìkésin járí èdè ati àsà Yorùbá l’ókè òkun, àti láti mọ se isé onínú dídùn olóre ti yio mu ìdàgbà sókè ba aiyé enití a ba mu gégé bi a kékọ, paapa jùló lónà ti yio gbe ògo ọmọ Yorùbá àti orílè Nigeria ga.
