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Yoruba is allegedly one of the official languages in Brazil
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Yoruba is allegedly one of the official languages in Brazil

Brazil’s minister of culture has announced that Yoruba will become one of their official languages and African history will be added school curriculum. Brazil has accumulated quite a number of Yoruba speakers and Orisha worshippers. The African slaves from the west, carried along their Yoruba religion with them when they were brought to Brazil. This religion is referred to as Candomblé by Afro-Brazilians — a religion that seeks harmony with nature. This culture and religion is still very much relevant and gave birth to the Òrìsà-worshipping and Yoruba-speaking people of Brazil. Last week at AYO, after a national meeting of African-Brazilian storytellers, It was alleged that the Brazilian minister of culture, Dr Sérgio Sá leitão announced that Yoruba is now one of their offici...
Owe YORUBA: 100+ proverbs and their meaning
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Owe YORUBA: 100+ proverbs and their meaning

Owe YORUBA: 100+ proverbs and their meaning The Yorubas are one of the major ethnic groups in Nigeria, alongside the Igbos and Hausas. They dominate the country’s western area and are found in all of the six states (Osun, Oyo, Ogun, Ekiti, Lagos and Ondo) in the zone. Apart from Nigeria, the Yorubas are also found in Togo, Benin Republic, and Brazil. The Yoruba culture is a beautiful one, like other cultures, they have proverbs and idioms that applies to every situation, while some of it may be funny they however carry strong meanings. In this post we have been able to gather 150 proverbs and their meaning, they are listed below; 1. Kosi eni to ma gun ęşin ti o ní ju ìpàkó, Bí kò fę ju ìpàkó, ęşin tí ó ngùn á ję kojū Meaning: Your behavior towards your counterparts, is ...