Hello all!  This is me reading Yoruba:

http://readingproficiency.mypodcast.com/2009/06/Yoruba-214011.html

I'm recording myself speaking Yoruba to make sure that my pronunciation is correct and to make sure that I'm not missing or misunderstanding any pronunciation rules.  Please let me know how I sound and if there is anything that I need to work on or improve.  Thank you!

that dint sound nothin lyk YORUBA 2 me, lol, c how ur messing my language up , mehn, lol.
u dont really have 2 improve or work on anything really, u just have 2 know d basics, d TONE MARKS. U c those things(those short lines on d alphabets), they r d tones marks and they mean a lot, u can have 2 words lyk IGBA nd IGBA, every nonyorubaz nd yorubanonyorubaz(d fake onez) will pronounce them d same way, but if i decide 2 put tone marks on d 2 then they make a diffference.
d tone marks r:
do(\)
re(_)
mi(/)
Get some1(a conc yoruba) if u can, 2 teach u d tonemarks, then ur done learning how 2 READ.
D writing part is easy(just write what u hear) if u know d yoruba alphabets.
D speakin is also easy if u get some1 2 teach u,

D speakin is also easy if u get some1 2 teach u

Yeah that's the difficult part. There aren't any Yoruba speakers here in Hawai'i so that's why I have to learn it on the internet. So, the only thing I need to work on are my tones?? Ok, thanks I'll practice them more and maybe I'll post another recording later. Any other tips, suggestions, etc. ??

Oh! sorry i missed my way.

Hwzit everyone, Im a South African interested in learning west afircan culture. Could someone provide more info on Yoruban lifestyle