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Culture / Re: Common Yoruba Words Borrowed From Arabic by kabiyesiii(m): 10:06am On Mar 02, 2013
Arabic, like most languages, borrowed tons of words from Ancient Egyptian/Nubian language. In addition, through Jihad, the Arabs absorbed many loaned words from the Berbers, Tuaregs, Persians, Turks, Chinese and Indians. We tend to give Arabic too much credits on loaned words. Are we intellectually lazy?

Adura in Yoruba is not an Arabic word, but rather, it is a contraction of Ado Iwa. It is in odu ifa and it means the "divine energy/force of existence". It means the same thing in Ancient Egyptian language, which by the way, is very close to many West African languages. Ara is associated with Jakuta (ᚢango). Are you telling me that Yoruba never had a name for thunder until the encounter with Arabic? I no fit laugh o.

If you're not sure of the origin of a so called "loaned word", go to the ancient link, the KEMET/Nubian language group.

Thus, which language is much older between the Ancient Egyptian and "new kid on the block" Arabic? I rest my case.

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Jokes Etc / Re: How Stalin Would Have Dealt With Nairaland Christians by kabiyesiii(m): 4:14am On Mar 02, 2013
Religion is the cocaine of the ignorant. Unfortunately, many of whom are the educated blacks.
Culture / Re: "DURO" Na Yoruba Word Be Dis?? by kabiyesiii(m): 3:27am On Mar 02, 2013
Adura in Yoruba is a contraction of "Ado Iwa", the divine force of existence. It is in odu ifa.

Duro means "stop" in Yoruba since the ancient of time. It has nothing to do with the Romance languages.

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