Yorubas nd dia funny ways of greeting...eku ijoko...eku ile...eku irole...eku arm(ed) robbery... ...eku subsidy removal o...se boko haram wa?

it simply means welldone for your patience while sitting. and eku iduro means well done for your patience while standing. eku ojo well done for being well even in the rain etc

@sholay dont make a fool out of culture you dont know about. Pls go and learn you own

Meaning: "Your unrelenting persistence in gluing your posterior to the recumbent furniture is an act of contrite reflected affection for our apparent non-participation in effective or abrupt reconciliation of the matter that initiated your positioning in this voluntary excruciating posture, the gesture being well appreciated and honored is by no means underrated but intimately accepted, as you ponder and postulate your participation and contribution in your present disposition."

@roscoe...no need for a sermon...am also a yoruba myself...but our culture cud b funny wen xamind critically...upon all d various ways of grtings...doesn't mean we re dt united or even luv one anoda truly...,mschew@ hypocrisy...

sholay2011: Yorubas nd dia funny ways of greeting...eku ijoko...eku ile...eku irole...eku arm(ed) robbery ... ...eku subsidy removal o...se boko haram wa?

You no well o.

what of eku ile or ekule?can someone tell me d english way of saying it?

English people don't have seat greeting, therefore there is no english way of greeting someone who has been sitting/waiting for long time. Eku ijoko is eku ijoko.

P.S: don't bother sending 500 card, i will manage 400

eku ijoko means 'hope ure having fun'? And make it Mtn btw

bigboywho: Meaning: "Your unrelenting persistence in gluing your posterior to the recumbent furniture is an act of contrite reflected affection for our apparent non-participation in effective or abrupt reconciliation of the matter that initiated your positioning in this voluntary excruciating posture, the gesture being well appreciated and honored is by no means underrated but intimately accepted, as you ponder and postulate your participation and contribution in your present disposition."

Chei! I just learned my lesson neva to visit nairaland again while eating.
Imagine, meat nearly jump comot for my mouth due to the quote above. "Bigboywho" U no well at all

Excelboi: Primarily EKU means WELLDONE and JOKO means SIT. But it can mean two things when used as a sentence cos yourba language has diversified meaning. For example; EKU IJOKO may mean = Hope you re well sitted and the response will be ESE, adupe. (yes, thank you). And the other meaning can be hope you re comfortable.

But, all in all, if you want to use it as a greeting, just say; Hope you re well sitted!!! .....

u be olodo... unlimited. U an inbecile. Where be ur village self? U don kom lag now dey make mouth. May ODUWA not be hapi with u (amin orisaoke!)

geosegun:

EKU-IJOKO literary means WELL-DONE FOR YOUR PATIENCE WHILE STILL SEATED.

EKU here works as an adjective qualifying a Noun(IJOKO).
As in EKU-ISE which means WELL-DONE FOR WORKING SO HARD.

u are so flabagasted, now tell me d meaning of ekule

bigboywho: Meaning: "Your unrelenting persistence in gluing your posterior to the recumbent furniture is an act of contrite reflected affection for our apparent non-participation in effective or abrupt reconciliation of the matter that initiated your positioning in this voluntary excruciating posture, the gesture being well appreciated and honored is by no means underrated but intimately accepted, as you ponder and postulate your participation and contribution in your present disposition."

Haaaba professor!...Too much grammar for simple question....must you go through dictionary before you can answer question...look for cold water plzzz

E ku ijoko = Happy sitting down...lol
Wat abt eku ile if e ka a bo = Welcome

Excelboi: Primarily EKU means WELLDONE and JOKO means SIT. But it can mean two things when used as a sentence cos yourba language has diversified meaning. For example; EKU IJOKO may mean = Hope you re well sitted and the response will be ESE, adupe. (yes, thank you). And the other meaning can be hope you re comfortable.

But, all in all, if you want to use it as a greeting, just say; Hope you re well sitted!!! .....

u be olodo... unlimited. U an inbecile. Where be ur village self? U don kom lag now dey make mouth. May ODUWA not be hapi with u (amin orisa oke!) anyway i don't blame u, u be ijaw man, after all u com out to tell me u don't have shoe.

economia: u be olodo... unlimited. U an inbecile. Where be ur village self? U don kom lag now dey make mouth. May ODUWA not be hapi with u (amin orisaoke!)

...He has done nothing wrong to deserve all diz ancient cause of urz,he only spat out his opinion....

It depend on who you're waiting to see! If it someone like Obama it means "you'll die sitting there" while waiting to see him lol

By the way: Eku trying to solve the meaning of Eku ejoko!

@sholay its good to appreciate it anyway and be proud of it or else who will defend it when other trabalist start talking crap. If you dont love your culture how can another man love it. I know atimes it looks like cultural leaders are going wrong when they be giving chief title to crimminals but its an individual thing. Btwn who tell u say na sermon I dey talk. This is not sermon matter, when u enter church tomorrow u go hear sermon. But this is real talk. if our people dont love them self we cant advance. n pls i no b pastor o lol

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bros...ki la gbe?..ki le ju?

bouqui87:
u are so flabagasted, now tell me d meaning of ekule

That guy translation is still the best so far.Why not tell us your own ?

logica: It does have a literal English translation - "greetings" or "compliments".

So "E ku ijoko" literally translates to "greetings as you are seated".

@logica,thanks man for writing d right word. As for all of u using ''sit'' as a passive verb e.g. Hope u are well ''sitted''? There's nothing like ''sitted'' in english language,we only have ''seated''. @poster,u are very funny.U already knew there can't be a perfect way of translating directly.It is fun though.Lol

economia: u be olodo... unlimited. U an inbecile. Where be ur village self? U don kom lag now dey make mouth. May ODUWA not be hapi with u (amin orisa oke!) anyway i don't blame u, u be ijaw man, after all u com out to tell me u don't have shoe.

Wow! Ol'boy you get serious issue oh! What'a !!

on point..i agree with you..send him d card cuz he is definatly correct

I think d best answer 2d quest is welldone cos eku in yoruba is jst like prefix in english,it cnt stand own bt join. e.g. Eku ise,eku ijoko,eku abo e.t.c all na weldone 4 england..k...lol

Aro Okigbo:
it's called "new nairaland"

Really? O ti gagaski ni yen!

EKU IJOKO means KEEP YOURSELF COMFORTABLE and the respose will be ESE which means THANKS.

The meaning of EKU IJOKO can be define only when you know the usage(how to use it).
EKU - here is in plural and or addressing someone older. Now EKUIJOKO is either greeting some set of people siting or someone older siting.
I will go with WELL SITED first then WELLDONE

Yoruba culture is one that gives great emphasis to greeting, probably more than any other culture. So, many things that don't have special greetings in many cultures have in Yorubaland Simply 'eku everything'. Eku subsidy sef lol.

An Englishman will tell you Hello or Hi for most of these greetings, probably including what a Yorubaman will say 'eku ijoko' for.

Nlander r linguists. Is wa o. C plenty translations of eku ijoko.

It's not only 'eku Ijoko' that does not have a literal English translation. How about technology words like: 'Internet' 'download' 'virus', 'anti-virus' 'radiation'? I thought the computer was known as 'ero ayarabiasa' until the internet came. . . If we don't want our mothertongue to end up like Latin, we have to get serious about creating new words to match up with the future.

Aro Okigbo:
it's called "new nairaland"

This is off-topic but... Aro Okigbo, i wu nwa avo Aro?