Chief ifasayo’s Odun Ifa, Ilobu, osun State, with Ademola Adeloye, 2014/15 B.A Theatre Arts , University of Ibadan; now an active Ifa student under Chief Ifasayo. Wishing him wisdom, success, ogbo and ato in the ways of his ancestors, ase.
TODAY’S LANGUAGE LESSONYoruba words and expressions that don’t have a perfect one-word English equivalentEnglish needs an entire sentence to explain these Yoruba words.You think you can interpret all Yoruba words to English directly with just one word? Okay.Tell me the interpretation of OMOLÚÀBÍSo what’s the closest English word you can think of?“Good person,” right? No“A person who is respectful, responsible, honest, hardworking, and well-raised” yesAnyways, let’s get into today’s lecture ÌwàLiteral translation: Character, behaviorBut “ìwà” is much deeper. It refers ...