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Funny Fact About Yorubas by Drabrah(m): 10:35pm On Mar 29, 2017
Yoruba people can't correct someone without adding insult as a suffix. It's common to hear such statements as....

(1) "do it like this.....ode!"
(2) "press the red button.....oponu!"
(3) " Hold it for me.....didirin!
(4)" You can't greet person.....alaileko!
(5)" Give it to your broda jor.....agbaaya!
(6)" Go and baff jor.....obun!
(7)Go and do your assignment.....olodo!
(coolYou better wake up.....oloorυn iya!
(9) Yago lona funmi jooor.....arindin!
(10) Iwo ni mounpe.....aditi!
(11) Where are you coming from? .....Onirinkurin!
(12) stop writing on d wall.... Baseje!
(13)U forgot what I told u just now.....alakogbagbe!
(14)So the one you eat is not enough.....olonje iya!
(15)Who put your mouth there.....Saliu elenu gbooro!
(16) Is that where I asked you to put it.....abunu!
(17) I know you are laffing now.....oniyeye!

Jst laugh it off, even if you don't understand

NB:Pls I don't know if I've placed it in the right section.
Lalasticlala over to you!

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Re: Funny Fact About Yorubas by emeijeh(m): 10:36pm On Mar 29, 2017
Op, they are coming for you soon


#tribalrivalrynairaland
Re: Funny Fact About Yorubas by odiereke(m): 11:43pm On Mar 29, 2017
Very funny indeed. Yoruba the home of cultural etiquette
Re: Funny Fact About Yorubas by AkinPhysicist: 5:46pm On Mar 31, 2017
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Re: Funny Fact About Yorubas by AkinPhysicist: 5:46pm On Mar 31, 2017
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Re: Funny Fact About Yorubas by Drabrah(m): 8:50pm On Mar 31, 2017
emeijeh:
Op, they are coming for you soon


#tribalrivalrynairaland

They don't need to, cos me myself & I am full-blooded Yoruba, & I'm proud to say it.

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