TRIBAL MARKS OF THE YORUBA PEOPLE

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The Yoruba people (Yoruba: Àwọ̀n ọ́mọ́ Yorùbá) are an ethnic group of southwestern Nigeria and southern Benin in West Africa. The Yorùbá constitute over 35 million people in total; the majority of this population is from Nigeria and make up 21% of its population, making them one of the largest ethnic groups in Africa. The majority of the Yoruba speak the Yoruba language

Tribal or facial marks are specific marks, which come in different shapes and sizes, commonly found on the face. There are various tribal marks, by different ethnic groups within Yoruba nation. The Ijeṣa people are known by "pele."
Pele, is a-four-horizontal-line; a-quarter-of-an-inch-long made on the cheeks on both sides of the mouth. The Ondo natives of (Ondo State) are identified by half-an-inch-vertical lines on both sides of the nose down to the mouth (marks are thick and long). Other Yoruba ethnic groups have different types of facial marks; Ogbomoso natives of (Oyo State) are identified by multiple straight and curved lines (Gombo) on both sides of the face. Other sub-groups within Yoruba nation have only curved lines on both sides of their face. Even, a particular mark, may have varieties among neighbors; for instance, Pele has about three versions: Pele Ijesa (discussed) Pele Ekiti (quarter-of-an-inch-horizontal-line) and Pele Akoko (about the same length, but comes in either vertical or horizontal format); the style will depends on Akoko by Ekiti, Bini and Okun neighbors. The purpose of facial marks in the past was to identify each group within Yoruba nation, to beautify, and to identify slaves.

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All I can say is : I'M GLAD I WASN'T GIVEN ANY OF THOSE #Ifightlion# YORUBA MARKS

banega: Clawed face things •

I wee fight you o

zeemoore:
I wee fight you o

Loolx, kpele •

Whenever i come across any of these claw face people i always ask them if they fight with a lion. Who ever does such things to his or her shildren must be stupid and wicked.

Too much envy, this is called dangerous obsession.

The foolishness continues...

NLers.
smh.

Good for them.

[b]For those that want to learn to speak Yoruba, very soon you will be speaking èdè Yorùbá like this white man that learned Yoruba within a very short time and said "Yorùbá ní ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ẹ̀bùn ti làákàyè àti ti ẹ̀rí-ọkàn, ó sì yẹ kí wọn ó máa hùwà sí ara wọn gẹ́gẹ́ bí ọmọ ìyá"

Yoruba language is very easy to learn. Knowing the meaning of few words in a particular language gives you the impression/encourangement that you can know more. Start by learning the meaning of these 3:
1.) E kaaro :- Goodmorning
2.) E kaasan :- Good Afternoon
3.) E Kaale : Good Evening.
For the wonderful people that wants to learn our language and for Yoruba People that are in America, UK, Europe and in diaspora generally, there are lots and lots of Yoruba learning websites, resources and even human volunteers that would gladly teach you free of charge. Below:
For further assistance, be free to call me +447042056962

http://coerll.utexas.edu/yemi/ is a lovely online Yoruba learning App.
www.yorubaforkidsabroad.com/
http://www.learnyoruba.com/
http://teachyourselfyoruba.co.uk/lessons/
http://www.yorubadictionary.com/
http://aroadeyorubadictionary.com/
http://oyinboafricanabeni./2013/04/23/my-journey-of-learning-the-yoruba-language/
http://www.omniglot.com/writing/yoruba.htm
http://freelanguage.org/learn-yoruba
www.africa.uga.edu/Yoruba/
http://mylanguages.org/learn_yoruba.php
https://sites.google.com/site/learnyorubafree/
ilanguages.org/yoruba.php
www.ucl.ac.uk/atlas/yoruba/pronunciation.html
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B4inCB4MtKZ5OGUyNTExOGMtMjg3Zi00NDUyLTgwNmYtMDBiYzRkNDkzYzE0/edit?hl=en&pli=1

Very soon you will be speaking èdè Yorùbá like Opere. You will be able to say: "Yorùbá ní ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ẹ̀bùn ti làákàyè àti ti ẹ̀rí-ọkàn, ó sì yẹ kí wọn ó máa hùwà sí ara wọn gẹ́gẹ́ bí ọmọ ìyá"

Wishing you Success![/b]