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KiKini n'édè Yorúbà
Ẹ jọwọ ẹ se akiyesi wipe 'bawo ni', ni édè Yorúbà, ki n ṣé fun omode lati fi ki agbalagba.
Awòn ọmọde ati ọdọ ni nwon ma ń lo, lati fi ki ara wón. Ki ọmọde ma fi ki agbalagba. O ma jẹ nkan ibinu abi arifin ti ọmọde ba fi 'bawo ni' ki agbalagba.
Please note that 'Bawo ni' in Yoruba as a form of greeting is relative. Youths use the term to greet friends and peers and should not be used to greet someone older than you or elders in general. It can cause offence if a young person greet an elderly person with the term 'Bawo Ni'. To greet someone older than you, use period of the day e.g:
Please note that 'Bawo ni' in Yoruba as a form of greeting is relative. Youths use the term to greet friends and peers and should not be used to greet someone older than you or elders in general. It can cause offence if a young person greet an elderly person with the term 'Bawo Ni'. To greet someone older than you, use period of the day e.g:
Ẹ k' aarọ
- Good Morning
(between 6.00 am - 10.00am)
Ẹ ku iyaleta
- Greeting between morning and noon - (10:am - 12 noon)
E k' asan
- Good Afternoon
(12 noon - 1.00pm)
Ẹ k' alẹ
- Good evening
Times of the day in Yoruba
Language
Owuro 6 - 10 am
Iyaleta 10 - 12 pm
Osan 12 - 1 pm
Osan Gangan 1 - 4 pm
Irole 4 - 5 pm
Asale 5 - 7pm
Ale 7 - 12 Midnight
Oru 12 - 1 am
Oganjo 1 - 2 am
Aajin 2 - 4 am
Afemoju 4 - 6 am
We aim to encourage interested visitors to learn to speak Yoruba largely through self taught. To this end we aim to provide interactive website with all the required functionalities to achieve our aim and make learning Yoruba a sweet experience. Current facilities shall regularly be upgraded.
We welcome your contribution on how to make your learning experience better.
We shall continue to make current facilities functional and fit for purpose.
Audio facility to aid your learning is available. The video below is meant to serve as motivation for you, children and others to impart the mother tongue. Yoruba Language is a popular, widely spoken language around the world. Let's spread it even further.
YorubaLesson 1
Greeting in Yoruba - An introduction.
ìkóni Lede
Kiko omo ni ede ati asa Yoruba se pataki fun omo Karo ojire. 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.
