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Why Do Yarubas Always Greet Themselves With Death? by pdppower: 10:45am On Nov 16, 2014
I always wonder whenever I see my Yaruba friends greeting one another. For example, e ku aaro o, e ku ise o, e ku irole o. I then wonder do they want themselves dead. This is unlike the oyinbos that always see good in their greeting, good morning, good night and so on. Yaruba Nairalanders, over to you.
Re: Why Do Yarubas Always Greet Themselves With Death? by coolebux(m): 11:31am On Nov 16, 2014
Once yoroobers return from church u go hear am
Just dey there. grin grin grin









#e_go_sweet_die.
Re: Why Do Yarubas Always Greet Themselves With Death? by bigtt76(f): 11:54am On Nov 16, 2014
cheesy ....'e ku ....' is different from 'o ku.......' or 'i ku ......'

1. e ku ...... literally means recognizing people's effort, relaxation in wait of something or someone

2. o ku ......literally means a dead body, or anything without life in it (noun)

3. i ku ......literally means death (adjective or pronoun sef)
Re: Why Do Yarubas Always Greet Themselves With Death? by Nobody: 12:06pm On Nov 16, 2014
pdppower:
I always wonder whenever I see my Yaruba friends greeting one another. For example, e ku aaro o, e ku ise o, e ku irole o. I then wonder do they want themselves dead. This is unlike the oyinbos that always see good in their greeting, good morning, good night and so on. Yaruba Nairalanders, over to you.
mr man isn't death u hear b4 u rain curse onyoself so d short story is mind ur fu cking biz

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