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Yoruba Proverbs Handbook by Ayotunde O. Joshua Pdf
Yoruba Proverbs Handbook provides over 2,500 Yoruba Proverbs along with their concise English translations in a clear, breezy and easy-to-read style. The proverbs have been listed alphabetically to make it easy to search for and find specific proverbs. The book should prove a handy reference to anyone on the go. Treat it as a companion; take it wherever you go; treat it like a good friend and watch how proficient you become at Yoruba proverbs and Yoruba language as a whole.
"Yoruba Proverbs is the most comprehensive collection to date of more than five thousand Yoruban proverbs that showcase Yoruba oral tradition. Following Oyekan Owomoyela's introduction, which provides a framework and description of Yoruba cultural beliefs, the proverbs are arranged by theme into five sections: the good person; the fortunate person (or the good life); relationships; human nature; rights and responsibilities; and truisms. Each proverb is presented in Yoruba with a literal English translation, followed by a brief commentary explaining the meaning of the proverb within the oral tradition." "This definitive source book on Yoruba proverbs is the first to give such detailed, systematic classification and analysis alongside a careful assessment of the risks and pitfalls of submitting this genre to the canons of literary analysis."--BOOK JACKET.
An Expository Compilation of Yoruba Proverbs by Ayotunde O. Joshua Pdf
This book, An Expository Compilation of Yoruba Proverbs, which comes in 2 Volumes, is essentially based on Yoruba proverbs compiled, translated and posted for several years now on "I Love Yoruba Proverbs" Facebook page and Twitter account created and administered by the author. The book, which provides over 2,500 Yoruba proverbs treated alphabetically, accompanies each proverb with its English language translation and underlying wisdom or meaning. Volume 1 of the book, presents Yoruba proverbs starting with the Yoruba alphabets of A to I in Chapters 1 to 10, while Volume 2 covers proverbs starting from J to the last Yoruba alphabet of Y in Chapters 11 to 24. Each volume ends with a comprehensive index, which provides a summarised listing of all the proverbs in alphabetical order with each proverb shortened for ease of presentation, and indicating the Volume and the page number of the book, the proverb can be found. The index allows the reader to search and check for the details of any proverb in any of the volumes of the book. With its direct and easy-to-read style, this book should prove invaluable to anyone interested in improving his or her knowledge of Yoruba proverbs and vocabulary, as well as deepening his or her proficiency of Yoruba language, as a whole. Its content should also prove a useful resource for further research work on different aspects of Yoruba proverbs.
Principles and Concepts of Yoruba Language and Yoruba Proverbs by J. S. Olaoye Pdf
Author J. S. Olaoye encourages the preservation of good heritage in his new book Principles and Concepts of Yoruba Language and 1,122 Yoruba Proverbs (2nd Edition) Chapter one deals with the basic principles guiding the writing and speaking of correct and modern sentences in Yoruba language. It begins by drawing peoples’ attention to the recognition and pronunciation of the letters of Yoruba alphabet a, b, d, correctly; to the formation of syllables and difference between old and modern writings. The guide includes the composition of short sentences. Civilization seems to have brought corresponding challenges and possible changes on peoples' outlook and lifestyles. Among these challenges is the preservation of their native culture and language. There is a great potential of losing their skills to use their mother tongue. Thus, author J. S. Olaoye releases his new book to solve and help prevent this problem from occurring. Chapter two gives and explains purposes for which Yoruba uses proverbs; and chapter three provides the different types of proverbs that are used in different situations. Chapter four contains one thousand, one hundred, twenty-two Yoruba proverbs; each with a literal English translation. This fourth chapter ended the first edition of this book with only eight hundred, sixty-two Yoruba proverbs. with the tittle Yoruba Proverbs. Chapter five contains the concept of calculation, which brought about Yoruba numerals from one to five hundred; followed by Yoruba calendar. The Yoruba calendar in turn brought to light different festival that formed up the concept of market days including weekly, monthly and yearly activities. Through Principles and Concepts of Yoruba Language and 1,122 Yoruba Proverbs (2nd Edition), by author J. S. Olaoye, parents or teachers will have perfect guide to teach their children or students the very basic skills in Yoruba language from A, B, D, to proficient conversation and reading skills, a step to preserve a great legacy.
About the bookThis book was written in Yoruba Transcript, the new orthography for the Yoruba Language. For those who are not familiar with Transcript, I have provided for free, the complete orthography of Yoruba Transcript as part of this book to let you familiarize yourself with this modern technique.There is a complete 10,000 words dictionary of Yoruba Transcript, which you can get via www.dejiolaiya.com
Yoruba Culture Proverbs is a compilation of common Yoruba Proverbs. Proverbs are wise sayings passed from the old to young. The goals of introducing Yoruba Culture to children through proverbs are to improve their self-image and to assist in buildings their morals.
Although some of the proverbs might be centuries-old, the book features the most common Yoruba Proverbs and Wisdom quotes in regular daily use today. With the pronunciation guide for letters specific to the Yorùbá language and its unique vowels, the student of the Yoruba language will surely benefit immensely from this book. Additionally, the placement of accents on or under some vowels will serve to guide the educators and learners of how some words may be pronounced. The accenting is to prevent any ambiguity in pronunciation. Subsequently, the pronunciation will indicate, along with the context, the meaning of certain words that might have the same spelling but different pronunciation.
This book contains 250 Yoruba proverbs and niches to help you remember all those nice sweat sayings of our ancestors. It will also help students studying Yoruba language as well as young Yoruba children in the diaspora to know more about Yoruba heritage and culture.
The Most Common Yoruba Proverbs & Wisdom Quotes in Regular Daily Use. With the pronunciation guide for letters specific to Yorùbá language and vowels, the student of Yoruba will surely benefit immensely from this book. Additionally, the explanation provided on the use of metaphor, simile, idiom, personification, hyperbole, allegory, and euphemism in Yoruba language will hopefully assist the aspiring student of Yoruba in their learning
The Palgrave Handbook of African Traditional Religion by Ibigbolade S. Aderibigbe,Toyin Falola Pdf
The Palgrave Handbook of African Traditional Religion interrogates and presents robust and comprehensive contributions from interdisciplinary experts and scholars. Offering a range of perspectives and opinions through the prism of understanding the past about African Traditional religions and, more importantly, capturing their dynamics in the present and projecting their sustainability and relevance for the future, this volume is an essential resource for knowledge and understanding of African Traditional religions in the global space of religious traditions.
