A TRIBUTE to the erudite Yoruba Scholar and Cultural icon who sadly left us on 17th February, 2018.
Ká tó r’erin o di’igbó – k’á ró r’ẹfọ̀n ó d’ọdàn – Ka tó r’ẹ́ni bi AKINWÙMÍ ORÒJÍDÉ ÌṢỌ̀LÁ ó dàrìnàkò, ó dojú àlá Adieu the ONLY HONEST MAN!
Ẹ̀gbọ́n and Àbúrò: Older or Younger Sibling In Yoruba, age matters. Even if you are only one day older than a person, you are the ẹ̀gbọ́n, and they are àbúrò. You would claim, “Mo mu omi ayé sin ẹ,” meaning “I drank the water of life before you.” You are the ẹ̀gbọ́n, and the person before whom you drank the water of life is your àbúrò. You might wonder what the significance of the terms ẹ̀gbọ́n and àbúrò is. Follow ...
Awwwww ! My Legend. He’s truly a Legend