YourNemesis:


Lagos is actually a linguistically weak Yoruba city. A good proportion of Yorubas in Lagos themselves can't speak the language well like a true native should. All other Yoruba settlements however are repping 100%, including those all around Lagos.
There are also Igbos in the North, but I think Yoruba as a whole manifests itself more in Nigerian popular culture than any other lingo.
I think this is because Yorubas share both conservative linguistic/cultural tendencies and western wider/global outlook, which gives them the ability to (1) retain their language and keep it virile (2) propagate it by infusing it into progressive western motivated culture.

wizzakosh:
we respect ppl, God himself knws that. But if u don't respect urself, then take what comes to u. So when she talked jargons about him just cos she wants to make money, he should prostrate for her cos we have respect. U no use ur sense b4 u talk. Have u ever bent down to great ur parent or any elderly person b4?. we were thought in such manner unlike you ppl. But if u cross ur boundary, we will drag u in the mug. Get that. Ur linda was the reason wizzy boy dragged her in the mug.

YourNemesis:
The funniest part of it all, is that these days most Nigerians use 20-25% Yoruba words in their everyday pidgin and language usage without even knowing it.

samblack:
I think its a general knowledge that respect is reciprocal

Codedrock:



http://yorubaparapo.com/thread/572/yoruba-words-phrases-mainstream

bigfrancis21:


Some of these words listed are not Yoruba. For example, wahala is not yoruba. Baba is not Yoruba as well. Baba originates from India where it is used to refer to 'sir', just as we use it in Nigeria. It has hinduist/Islamic influence. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_(honorific). Alibaba.com is a popular website owned by a Chinese man.

'Keke' also is not Yoruba. The tricycle originates from India where it is called Bajaj or Keke. https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Gasoline-KEKE_60272954462.html?spm=a2700.7724857.0.0.UPyV43&s=p

Moreover, most of these words are more popular in the Pidgin spoken in Lagos. The Pidgin spoken in the SE and SS, for example PH, Warri etc. has much less of these words and more words from the native languages in the area. For example, in Lagos while people would commonly say Okada in Pidgin, in the SE, people would say 'Inaga' instead. 'Inaga' in Igbo means, 'are you going?', which is literally used to refer to commercial motorbikes.

ayyoshert:


thank you my bro, that is what i quickly want to tell him that Gbedu is a type of big drum used for big festival in Yoruba land and mostly the 'OMO' tree is used in carving the drum, the yoruba proverb goes- 'opo igi ni nbe nigbo ki a to fi igi OMO gbe Gbedu' translated there are lots of tree in the forest, but only the Omo tree can be used to carve Gbedu drums.
Problem is that there are lots of youngsters on internet platforms that make all manners of statements without really knowing much, it makes people like me to want to keep off and rather watch.

Hemanwel:
Like when Wizkid,25,respected Linda Ikeji,35,right?Why always speaking with both sides of your mouth?Your hypocrisy in Yoruba land stinks to high heavens!

absky5:
God!!!! Are u blind or what Cos he said a " well trained Yoruba boy" and am sure u can't call wizkid that......Abeg swerve go left.....

bigfrancis21:


Some of these words listed are not Yoruba. For example, wahala is not yoruba. Baba is not Yoruba as well. Baba originates from India where it is used to refer to 'sir', just as we use it in Nigeria. It has hinduist/Islamic influence. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_(honorific). Alibaba.com is a popular website owned by a Chinese man.

'Keke' also is not Yoruba. The tricycle originates from India where it is called Bajaj or Keke. https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Gasoline-KEKE_60272954462.html?spm=a2700.7724857.0.0.UPyV43&s=p

Moreover, most of these words are more popular in the Pidgin spoken in Lagos. The Pidgin spoken in the SE and SS, for example PH, Warri etc. has much less of these words and more words from the native languages in the area. For example, in Lagos while people would commonly say Okada in Pidgin, in the SE, people would say 'Inaga' instead. 'Inaga' in Igbo means, 'are you going?', which is literally used to refer to commercial motorbikes.

Landmark225:
Nice

But please don't claim pidgin words as yoruba.

SONG IN YORUBA IS ORIN

GBEDU is pidgin

Thanks

Ajebo gotten from Ajebutter is also pidgin

Then again, wahala is hausa which further derived from wahl an
arabic word which means trouble.

omofunaab:



Why should we leave paradise and go to the wilderness when your brothers are running here everyday to come and hustle. ...

pasol4real:

Lol,
Abeg which one is paradise ogun ,osun,ondo oyo or ekiti.........
The only place in the ss or se that that this places cud measure up with is bayelsa the rest of the ss n se are far better than any of the south wasted region.
As for Lagos pls don't even go there cos Lagos is a no man's land ,and igbos owns more than 60% of the properties there.
N pls stop churning out excuses for u ppl's laziness.
America China Britain southafrica n the rest of the developed nations leaves the comforts of their zones n invade poor African terrritories in search of greener pastures n further developments.so I donot see any reason why u lots should not do the same if of course uve got what it takes .
The Yorubas are so limited n are neither industrious nor adventurous.

pasol4real:

Lol,
Abeg which one is paradise ogun ,osun,ondo oyo or ekiti.........
The only place in the ss or se that that this places cud measure up with is bayelsa the rest of the ss n se are far better than any of the south wasted region.
As for Lagos pls don't even go there cos Lagos is a no man's land ,and igbos owns more than 60% of the properties there.
N pls stop churning out excuses for u ppl's laziness.
America China Britain southafrica n the rest of the developed nations leaves the comforts of their zones n invade poor African terrritories in search of greener pastures n further developments.so I donot see any reason why u lots should not do the same if of course uve got what it takes .
The Yorubas are so limited n are neither industrious nor adventurous.

funmijoyb:
shut up there ....u r not yoruba
Gbedu is a yoruba drum built frm gbedu tree (how can gbedu b pidgin?
uses ur agama flat thing

omofunaab:



Don't worry ambode will soon relocate your brothers back to your village then we will know who truly owns Lagos.. As for the whole of south east being better than south west. .Even your highly hyped anambra is planning to be the third most industrialized state after Lagos and ogun. ..anambra hasn't even gotten to where oyo state is... ..I don't blame you sha, I blame those your uncles that return to abakaliki during Christmas after having hawked gala and sold fan yogo on the streets of abeokuta. ...they are the ones lieing to you of how they developed south west

Adagba01:
This writer is half-truthful cos many words here were copied from Hausa language. In everyday activities, Yorubas can't stop using many phases derived from Hausa language...ALUBARIKA, SERIKI, etc.

pasol4real:

For ur info I was born n bred in the heart of Lagos (surulere) my father is amongst those that developed Lagos.
That a part of ogun state is industrrialised with foreign factories n what have u does not mean ogun state is developed . I Worked with a football club that is domiciled in sagamu ,n we play in the nigerian league thus I hav bin opportuned to travel round the south west n Nigeria at large.
So believe me when I tell u that after the north east the least developed region is the south west (excluding Lagos of course bin a no man's land)
As for ambode chasing igbos away (assumming it was possible)that's really funny
Cos he still enjoys the fat igr he gets from the igbos.
Wonder what wud happen to Lagos igr if 60% of its occupants leave.
Food for thought, just food for thought.

bigfrancis21:


Lagos may be linguistically weak in Yoruba due to urbanization and the presence of other tribes and foreign nationals living in it especially in the high-end expensive areas, however in certain areas of it the language is still there for non-Yorubas to pick up if they are interested. Looking back at history, Yoruba may hold sway in the Nigerian music industry because Lagos is the centre of it all, the very place where early Nigerian-style music started from. Being a Yoruba-speaking state, it was easy to infuse Yoruba elements here and there into songs produced which sold all over Nigeria, which spread the knowledge of those words nationwide. Just as Igbos hold sway in the movie production aspect of Nigeria, movies of which are popular all over Nigeria, Africa, Caribbean etc., it is common to meet other Africans who know words such as Igwe, Nna anyi, biko etc.

One thing I do know about Yorubas is their affinity for their culture and more tendency to hold on to or retain their culture anywhere. A few times I've seen a Yorubas here in the US speaking their language loudly without much care. They take pride in their language. It is a good characteristic. However, the survival of Ifa in Brazil and co. is mainly because Yoruba slaves arrived South America as indentured servants (indentured servants had more rights and were often paid for their work) mostly at the end of the slave trade in the late 18th century after the slave trade had been officially abolished, leaving them much freedom and allowance to practice their culture than the earlier slaves that arrived at the peak of slave trade (when slave masters forcibly eliminated all traces of their culture and they were forced to acculturate to their new environment). Being the last of tribes to arrive, their connection to their culture was the strongest. Yoruba slaves arrived south america to meet other slaves, majority born there compared to the foreign-born Yorubas, who had long been acculturated to their new environment with little or no connection to their African roots. To them, the introduction of Ifa by Yorubas served as a connection to 'mama Africa', which still continues till today.

In all, the Nigerian music industry has been long influenced by Yoruba language. P Square, during an interview, once said that, as an uprising artiste back in the early 2000s, one would have to sing a song or two or add Yoruba words to one's songs for it to sell, and they did sing one or two songs with Yoruba lyrics such as 'ore mi', 'kolo', etc. However, I've noticed that as these musicians rise to fame they switch to their original language and Pidgin as they realize they no longer need to sing in Yoruba for the fame since they are now famous. As P Square became famous, we had Igbo songs from them such as 'Ifunanya', 'Beautiful Onyinye', 'Bunie ya enu', etc. with occasional songs with Yoruba once in a while. This shows how influential Yoruba was back then in the 2000s. However, I do think that in recent times the influence of Yoruba on the Nigerian music industry has waned. With the way things are now, upcoming artistes nowadays do not need to sing in Yoruba to be famous. Artistes such as Flavour, Phyno, Nigga Raw, Zoro etc. from the eastern side are popular artistes in Nigeria who grew to fame by singing mostly in Igbo. Not only Igbo artistes, even some Yoruba ones too. Korede Bello is a Yoruba artiste (correct me if I'm wrong) who grew to fame without the Yoruba influence by singing mostly in pidgin, and especially who grew under the tutelage of Don Jazzy. Adaobi, which Korede Bello featured in, grew the guy to fame.

Noneroone:
i wonder who ever nurtured the thought that yoruba dominated the music industry. They only dominated afro beat which is their brand of music. But when you talk of highlife you know where the masters are. I grew up hearing songs of Osadebe , oliver de coque, oriental brothers and celestine ukwu etc even nico mbaga who wasnt Igbo sang in Igbo and was very popular. Most of Onyeka onwenus songs are in Igbo but she is nigerias greatest female artiste ever. The fact that some pple easily get excited when pple use their language doent make their language more famous. Nowadays sef. Igbo lang. has almost completely taken over the industry. Most popular non igbos sing in igbo.

omofunaab:




Your being born in Lagos state only makes you a resident and not an indigene.. ..
If fashola could deport your uncles back to anambra, why can't ambode deport you and your dad back to your village if you become nuisance in yoruba land.. .Before Lagos state used to appoint you guys as commissioners in the state but in a bid to check your excesses, all that have changed.. .when your father was coming from the village.. Did he bring money to Lagos to come and develop it.. .igbo ingrate

pasol4real:

Animalistic ingrates like u ppl .igbos are the ones feeding u in this Lagos if we leave u guies are finished.
U depend solely on house rents paid by igbos .most of u lots just sit idle from morning till night doing nothin,so what happens if igbos leave u guies wud starve to death .little wonder u guies are fighting tooth n nail to stop biafra .Cos ur fate wud be beyond suffering.
The north has agriculture n are hardworking the ss have oil the se has oil coal and are scientific n industrious,but u lots are lazy n so unproductive with no natural resources.
I pity u ppl if biafraexit ever occurs.
Fashola that made the mistake of deporting some destitutes saw hell despite his public apology n pleas he never rested for a minute,as he was hit from both right to left .even ur oba that made such comments has since retired into oblivion ,as he has bin hit from all corners by ndigbos .
Hell someone even threatened to kidnap him from his throne
N for ur info cos I know u are not current
IGBOS are currently representing Lagos in both house of reps n state house of assembly.
So much in a bid to check our excesses
Wouldn't u say?

pasol4real:

Animalistic ingrates like u ppl .igbos are the ones feeding u in this Lagos if we leave u guies are finished.
U depend solely on house rents paid by igbos .most of u lots just sit idle from morning till night doing nothin,so what happens if igbos leave u guies wud starve to death .little wonder u guies are fighting tooth n nail to stop biafra .Cos ur fate wud be beyond suffering.
The north has agriculture n are hardworking the ss have oil the se has oil coal and are scientific n industrious,but u lots are lazy n so unproductive with no natural resources.
I pity u ppl if biafraexit ever occurs.
Fashola that made the mistake of deporting some destitutes saw hell despite his public apology n pleas he never rested for a minute,as he was hit from both right to left .even ur oba that made such comments has since retired into oblivion ,as he has bin hit from all corners by ndigbos .
Hell someone even threatened to kidnap him from his throne
N for ur info cos I know u are not current
IGBOS are currently representing Lagos in both house of reps n state house of assembly.
So much in a bid to check our excesses
Wouldn't u say?

haffaze777:


@bold,I think two names will do,pls just name two most popular non igbos dat sing in igbo

Hemanwel:
You were all running your mouths supporting his childish rants against an older person.He even went ahead threatening to beat her up.Now you want me to believe he's not well-trained...This is still hypocrisy,bro!