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Culture › Decoding The History Of Yoruba Within The Meanings Of Language And The Symbols by holythug(op): 12:26pm On Sep 09, 2016

Just thought to share an enlightening article I read, it may not be 100% but you will learn.

History of the Yoruba:

Decoding the History of Yoruba within the meanings of language and the symbols

One of the things that is very consistent in the History of Yoruba people and family nations has been that King Lamurudu was a powerful hunter who had several children and one of them, Odua or Oduduwa the last child, became the founding ancestor of the Yoruba people and family nations.

Our prehistory is based on oral traditions and, like all oral stories, subject to change by omission and commission -- after some thousands years of told and retold. When groups and family nations have found their niche and security within the land, independent of one another, different stories about groups' origins become more fashionable.
And the advent of colonialists did not help our history. It was like the 'sermon on the mount' -- "Give ye not that which is sacred to the dog, neither cast your pearl before the swine, for the swine would trample them under their feet and the dog would turn and rend you." For some thousands of years we have given our history to alien powers; as we use their expertise and their language to interpret and write about who we were and are.

The situation was made more complicated as colonialists (another alien powers) moved in and assigned different alphabets to the spoken words of similar groups within group.

For example: Some groups were assigned the letter C, some got Z and another got S -- for similar sounds. In one similar sound, some groups were assigned Ch, or Sh, or, even S. Some group received the K and others received the Q for similar sound, and so on and so on. Each group accepted its alien alphabets without reexamination and change. Furthermore, isolation of groups from each other led to different pronunciations of words and their uses took new, but related, meanings.

Please allow me to digress a moment. I went to see a Ghanaian colleague in Richardson by Dallas in Texas. He and I went out for a couple of hours and, upon return, his wife welcomed us back home with the word that sounded like Yoruba "eku aabo,"which means "welcome" in Yoruba. But I was wrong. She was speaking her Ghana language when she said "akwaaba," which means "welcome." Another group in Ghana spells the same word "aquaaba."Our languages and symbols, highly codified by our ancestors in order to promote survival, could be very useful in determining our true history.

We must look at prehistory and other available references from ancient times related to oral prehistory and our cultural symbols to correct the mistakes in written history.

Last year I wrote: "The Yoruba language is excellent in what is called "euphony." Euphony is a method by which one makes a phonetic change to make a word or phrase more pleasant to hear or pronounce. For example, in Yoruba, "li" or "ni" can interchange. Some Yoruba ethnic can say "ni ana" or "li ana" which means "as of yesterday." "Ni oni" or "li oni" which means "as of today." For the sake of euphony, both phrases become "lana" and "loni" respectively. Now, let us apply the same to Nimrod, Nam'Ur-ud and the father of O'dua -- Lamurudu.

First, take out all vowels in each name. Nimrod will become NMRD, Nam'Ur-ud will become NMRD. For the sake of euphony, replace the "L" in Lamurudu with N and you have NMRD. Lamurudu was the beginning of ena; the inversion or change of letters, words, syllables or sentences in order that the sense is disguised. Lamurudu is thus concealed.

It has now become an instinctual response for the Yoruba to trigger the "u" sense upon contact with Arabic names, which have their root in Aramaic, the language of the Canaanites. Ask yourself this question: How did the Greek come to have the "Staff of Orion" and the Yoruba also have the "Opa Oranyan ?" Orion and Oranyan are the same but utter confusion.

But our elders would exaggerate some words. Oranyan (Orion) became Oranmiyan -- the same utter confusion. The Greek and the Hebrew borrowed a lot from their Canaanite masters from prehistory. The art of writing came from the Canaanites. The Hebrew, the Arabic and the Greek borrowed from the Canaanite. Some older dictionaries would let you know that.

But modern dictionaries have begun to omit the Canaanite as first in writing. And that is purposeful. For example, the letter "O" is used by the Canaanite to mean "end or completion." It is "omega" in Greek which means "end." The word "dua" is Aramaic/Arabic for "prayer" or "supplicate before God." In Arabic "Ya" is "O." Therefore if you named your child "Ya'dua" and I named my child "O'dua," we are both thanking God for answering our prayers for giving us the child we want.

The name is usually given to the expected last born son. In modern Yoruba, a'dua has acquired the letter "r" to become "adura.” Following the deluge, after a few thousand years with the kingdom under water and under deserts, other people, including the Hebrew, invaded with confidence to take over the land gradually because the great king was gone. The Canaanites scattered under different names to hide because of persecution, genocide, splinter groups and within group fighting. One group became Yoruba, which was 'Yerubbaal' -- the 'People of Baal'. Baal was a monotheistic god.

With new names for their one and only god, the word 'Baal' was absorbed from the Canaanite into Hebrew to mean[i] 'lord or master of the house'[/i] and it is the same as 'baale' in Yoruba. The people further changed the identity of Baal to Sango.
Please make the effort to go to a good museum where you can find the drawing of the Canaanite god Baal and compare it with any statue of Sango. And for that matter, we should compare the sculptures and arts of the Canaanites (Phoenicians) with that of the Yoruba, Benin, Asante and others for similarities. And we should not allow any history found in the Old Testament cause us to shy away from our prehistory. The Canaanite word "ilu" gave us Olu, Eli and Ala. The same people gave us "ob" from which Obd, Abd and Oba came. For example in the Bible, we have OBADIAH which is "servant of God." It is oxymoron when our Yoruba ministers call God "Olorun-oba." the Owner of the Heaven cannot also be called the servant. Olorun by itself is a great attribute for God. Oba in prehistory was the servant of the people appointed by the King to administer his territories -- conquered or acquired. At that time, Obas were like Governor Generals under the British rule in our present day. They were not meant to equal the status of the king.

In the same line of conversation, the deity "Obatala" in Yoruba was the 'servant of God' and God is 'Allah Ta Ala' in Islam. The time is now for our linguists, lexicologist , educators and simply ordinary persons to help update the Yoruba Dictionary to include the roots and origins of words. Our alphabets, developed by European anthropologists, only put us further away from our origin, especially those letters that carry a dot along with them.
Take for an example, the letter 'O' as in 'imo' and 'ino'. Both words mean 'light'. But in Aramaic and Arabic, the words 'light' will be 'ur' and 'nur'. Let us declare our own Age of Enlightenment with the new millennium.

PS: The myth was that the Opa Oranyan was the walking cane of Oranyan. No!!! From the vantage view of our ancestors, it was the structure of the Staff of Oranyan (Orion) in the Orion Nebulae. Opa Oranyan (Orion) contains messages that must be deciphered by you, you, you and me.
Do you know that King Nam'Ur-ud (the Light that Shines, hence Orion) was degraded by the writers of the Old Testament with the name Nimrod which has no meaning? It was like deliberately saying your name wrongly to put you down. You are told in the Bible that Nimrod (King Nam'Ur-ud -- codified LAMURUDU by our ancestors) was the greatest king-hunter, built the Tower of Babel, and the meanest human.
Do you know he vanished about 9,000 years ago and our ancestors erected a colossus statue with his face on the body of a lion, the king and the hunter to represent him on earth until his return?
Do you know the Sphinx was a tribute to the great King and not the Pharaohs? This is the statue's ninth millennia. Don't let the "experts" mislead you.

Do you know that he word "Yoruba" is a spiritual name? Do you know that some Yoruba member - nations took political names of the Canaanite groups -- Edomites, Jebusites and so on?
Do you know you MUST develop your Third Eye in order to come into the Past, which is more tedious than entering Present and the Future? This is beyond your general science validity.

Wish you peace and alafia
M. Kayode Oladale Molake
Culled from www.africastyles.com

Crime › Re: RRS Takes Control As Hausa-Fulani Cause Misunderstanding In Agege, Lagos (Pics) by holythug(m): 1:43pm On Sep 07, 2016

Sense talk! You deserve ORIJIN!

cuvox:
If only the south were united, this wouldn't be happening. Abi you done hear say southerners cause wahala for north survive?

We foolishly follow their division calling ourselves SW, SS and SE whereas if anything happens to one of their own, they won't say he is from NE, NW or North Central but NORTHERNER.

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Car Talk › Re: Can You Drive In Lagos Metropolis Without Using Your Vehicle's Horn For A Month? by holythug(m): 1:23pm On Sep 07, 2016

GAZZUZZ:
because of horn?? Unfortunately Lagos is not a normal society

Politics › Re: Soldiers Arrest Number 105 Wanted Boko Haram Terrorist (pics) by holythug(m): 1:13pm On Sep 07, 2016

Boko beard gang on point

Health › Re: Nigerian Man Offers To Donate His Kidney 2 Man Whose Story He Heard On NTA(pics) by holythug(m): 12:54pm On Sep 06, 2016

Muhammad Sani pictured above(left) has offered to donate one of his kidneys to a kidney patient, Isa Hamma, whose case he got to know about while watching NTA television's newsline. Isa's kidneys were removed by a doctor at a private hospital in Adamawa state who thought they were tumors. Really!!! angry

Wallahi some of the patient relatives are not ready to donate their kidneys sad

, but Sani apart from contributing financially he is also ready to donate his organ . Young Sani hails from Taraba in Muri emirate, his holds HND in Agricultural engineering, he did his mandatory one year NYSC in Sunkani in Taraba state"

Events › Re: Bisola Umoren: "I'm A Natural Beauty" - Makeup Free Bride by holythug(m): 2:00pm On Aug 26, 2016

some sef dey carry rainbow for face

Sports › Re: Usain Bolt's Manhood Is Small - Jady Duarte, Brazilian Girl He Had Sex With by holythug(m): 4:50pm On Aug 25, 2016

still dazed by the fact that they had conversations using google translate....its a very sad something Olohun, now pvssy is just like sharing lunch. cry

Celebrities › Re: Wizkid's Birthday Wishes To Justine Skye, As She Goes Topless With Kylie by holythug(m): 8:57am On Aug 25, 2016

The kitty game strong.... wink

youngest85:
Oh thou creator, why art thou depriveth wizkid's bae of beauty?

Politics › Re: Boko Haram Members Killed By Army As They Tried To Attack Soldiers From Sambisa by holythug(m): 1:38pm On Aug 24, 2016

NdRuby:
PLEASE, I CAN'T REMEMBER WHEN LAST I HEARD FROM FAYOSE, OR HAS THE GOVT SUCCEEDED IN SILENCING THE FEARLESS GOVERNOR?, I ASKED BECAUSE THE FAYOSE I KNOW CAN NOT GO A DAY WITHOUT ATTACKING OR ABUSING THE GOVT AND THE PRESIDENCY. OR DO THEY WANT US TO BELIEVE THAT THE FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION IS SO POWERFUL TO HUMBLE EVEN FAYOSE?.

....

Events › Re: Groom Kisses Bride's Ass At Their Traditional Marriage In Festac by holythug(m): 3:30pm On Aug 15, 2016

Anya azụ

George22016:
abi now Yoruba girls are cheap.with 20k you can marry 2 n get a cousin free.

Politics › Re: Aisha Wakil Wanted By The Nigerian Army (photos) by holythug(m): 2:46pm On Aug 15, 2016

Uduak2019:
Yorubaa muslims...can you tell us why she ~~shock~~ shook hands with Mr. President?

Romance › Re: When A Girl Believes She's Too Smart For Anyguy To Hold Down. by holythug(m): 2:38pm On Aug 15, 2016

F lorenc E M atthe w

fartkay:
Her first name start wit F end wit E n her surname start wit M end wit W

Celebrities › Re: Did Uju Stella Abort Her Pregnancy? She Was Spotted In Lekki With No Baby Bump by holythug(m): 10:29am On Aug 10, 2016

Afi toushing tory naa.... cheesy

krissconnect:
A touching story:::A woman was walking down the vineyard on a sunny day,she saw a little girl standing lone in the garden,with curiousity,she went up to her and touched her,the girl seeing the woman as a stranger touched her back,the surprised woman touched her again,the girl touched back,the woman touched again,she touched back and as you're reading this,they're still touching each other, why? Because,this is a touching story...

Sports › Re: RIO: Maximum Security At Nigeria's Team Base In Brazil by holythug(m): 3:33pm On Aug 08, 2016

Gold and silver medals are good images ooo wink

jeje123:
Good image is better than gold and silver

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Crime › Re: Crises In Oluwo Palace In Osun Kabiyesi Runs For Safety by holythug(m): 3:23pm On Aug 08, 2016

NCAN where una dey

Politics › Re: Ben Murray-bruce Reaction To Stranded Olympic Football Team by holythug(m): 11:58am On Aug 04, 2016

Bro, this country has no image!

TheTrueSeeker:
What is your duty as a Senator Sir?

You and your colleagues in the Hallowed Chambers should do the needful by inviting the Sport Minister to answer those question and not the Social Network, afterall the 2016 budget has been signed into law with expenditures for the Min of youths and Sport captured.

Didn't they make provisions for the Olympic Games?
Did they include the Presidential Jets as the Jet to convey the contingents to the games? ...!!!

The image of the country is at stake...!!!

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Gaming › Re: Official Football Manager Thread For PC by holythug(m): 11:07pm On Jun 14, 2016

i just bought a FM15 CD & each time i try to play it tells me crash dump bla, bla...i have installed the directX J other things i could find on the internet, the game still crashes...help a bro out please...anyone

Crime › Re: Man Beats Policeman In Lagos For Preventing Him From Killing Girlfriend by holythug(m): 5:40pm On Jun 14, 2016

Situation001:
na biafran beat biafran for not letting him kill his biafran girlfren...

I wonder what type of nation d Biafra olori pelebe pple r craving for..

country where dey'd be killing each other at any slight mistake..

Agriculture › Re: Photos From My Small Watermelon Farm by holythug(m): 11:56am On Jun 09, 2016

dgysoft:
A beg wetin una de talk about

Science/Technology › Re: Ten of the greatest threats that could wipe out all life on Earth by holythug(m): 3:23pm On Jun 03, 2016

@OP u easily forgot to mention extinction of some animals, insects - Bees, butterflies...etc

Politics › Re: Armed Men Crossing Benue River En-Route Agatu (Video) - SBM Intelligence by holythug(m): 12:31pm On Apr 29, 2016

hotwax:
[size=16pt]Dear Nigerians,
Peace is an illusion we Nigerians think we can make. However people like myself understand all the intricacies behind international politics and SYSTEMIC control.

The world is a business empire of one person or a group/cabals of some elites. Although. There are school thoughts that tag this as an unprovable conspiracy theory.

Conspiracy theory or not, the signs and body language of our world leaders is a confirmation that the world is controlled by Globalists .
Boko Haram, ISIS, Malian Mujaheeden are control mechanism.

But most Nigerians are walking zombies. They see Boko Haram as Northern/Islamic thing. NO. They do not understand the reason for Boko Haram. Boko H is not just here to kill Christians..infact these guys don't care about Islam. They have a primary goal, the same goal that is now accomplished in the middle east. Instability, refugee, diseases, hunger. Syria is a good example. And a good working template.

Now Boko Haram investment is going down. Fulani herdsmen are rising to the occasion.
Nigeria think. How will herdsmen butcher a whole village just to feed their cows?

Imagine herdsmen going about with automatic weapons and bombs. Lol...somebody is not seeing what I am seeing.

Boko is going, another similar program is activated. This is how a SYSTEM works. We always have version 2.0 of every software.
Herdsmen are an upgrade to Bokohara. Book Haram were operating only in the north, now herdsmen are operating nationwide. That's one strategic upgrade.

Alqeada went down, ISIS a more deadly version took over.
Nigerians..think...prepare for what's coming and stop being docile. Its coming...something big...[/size]

You must have read '1984'by George Orwell....so true!

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Travel › Re: Studying In Finland (free Tuition) by holythug(m): 3:53pm On Apr 19, 2016

shayhune:
Acceptance mail just landed from Oulu. All glory to God. 3 down, 1 to go.

#OluwaIsFullyInvolved.

Dear new student,

Congratulations! We are pleased to inform you that your application for admission to the University of Oulu/Software, Systems and Services Development in the Global Environment (GS3D) has been accepted. You will receive the official Letter of Admission by April 29, 2016 with a full information package on how to start applying for Residence Permit and housing, which are the most important matters to begin with. This e-mail is sent to you so that you know that you have gained your goal and that we are doing the official paper work for you.

Please stay patient and wait for the official Letter of Admission and further instructions to arrive by e-mail.

Meanwhile, please familiarise yourself with the housing situation in Oulu and read the Immigration Services guidelines so that you will be ready to start with the processes once you receive the official Letter of Admission via e-mail from Student Services. Make sure you are ready to book housing and start the residence permit application the moment you receive the official Letter of Admission!

Warm congratulations and welcome to Oulu!

—Marianne Kinnula

Congrats!

Travel › Re: Studying In Finland (free Tuition) by holythug(m): 3:51pm On Apr 19, 2016

jkels:
Any idea when they will start informing us about the outcome of the admission process?

You should get a mail by now, i got mine and it was a NO

Travel › Re: Studying In Finland (free Tuition) by holythug(m): 8:41am On Apr 15, 2016

jkels:
Environmental Engineering and you?

.....Education and globalisation

Travel › Re: Studying In Finland (free Tuition) by holythug(m): 10:29am On Apr 14, 2016

jkels:
Please need to clarify and confirm if its all departments that conduct interview? Anyone heard from Oulu concerning admissions?

not all courses require interviews, what course did u apply for?

Travel › Re: Studying In Finland (free Tuition) by holythug(m): 12:27pm On Apr 08, 2016

yes, Oulu.

anniekoko:
university of Oulu?

Travel › Re: Studying In Finland (free Tuition) by holythug(m): 5:13pm On Apr 06, 2016

SCHOOLDROPOUT:
Best of luck bro. Positive outcome it

Amen bro...thanks wink

Travel › Re: Studying In Finland (free Tuition) by holythug(m): 4:04pm On Apr 06, 2016

Finished my interview earlier today....a senior lecturer and an associate/assistant lecture, both were friendly...
network was a bit crappy so we switched to voice only
questions asked

1. Tell us about yourself
2. What was the result of your Degree thesis
3. What research method did you use and how did you gather your data?
4. In your qualifications you have Certificate in Computer appreciation and data processing, how would you relate that with EdGlo?
5. If your research intent was not approachable to be carried out, what other one would you choose?
6. If you gain admission, how would you make an impact?
7. Are you aware that, you will be responsible for your finances except the tuition fees?
8. What questions do you have for us?.....asked them about the G & C course attached to the programme, so they explained that they offer it as a course for every student.

We rounded it up with a few jokes and they said we should expect results on the 19th of April....
all the best to everyone in this struggle!!!

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Travel › Re: Studying In Finland (free Tuition) by holythug(m): 9:57am On Apr 06, 2016

jkels:
Any update from UofOulu? Any interview invites yet?

yes, mine in a few hours

Travel › Re: Studying In Finland (free Tuition) by holythug(m): 11:04am On Mar 25, 2016*

I got an interview invite yesterday...any tips, i applied for Education and globalisation, Unioulu

Travel › Re: Studying In Finland (free Tuition) by holythug(m): 3:42pm On Mar 09, 2016

shayhune:
Which school did u apply to? Was it stated when you were applying that candidates for your course wud be interviewed? This is because not all schools conduct interviews

Oulu.....for EdGlo, yes it was stated and am sure i should have gotten a notification of sort

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