We Yorubas are the best 'greeters' in the world . We have a greeting for not only every activity but even idleness!!!  A typical Yoruba woman/man would greet you for eating, sleeping, dancing, playing, bathing,name it!!!

Here, I want us to review some of the ways Yorubas greet one another in this thread varying from the popular 'time of the day' greetings to the most ridiculous one youve ever heard. You are free to create your own, its  purely for fun pls.  I start:-

E ku ode (when you go for an outing)
E ku aare (when you are tired)
E ku aisun (when you've had (or having) a sleepless night, as in partying or religious vigil
E ku ATM ( )
E ku oko (to fellow passengers)

O ya, welcome on board!

Eku oye (harmattan)
Eku irin ajo (to travellers)
Eku ongbe (muslim fasting)
E ku odun (festival)
E ku iya (punishment)
E ku eru (to one who carries load)

E ku ise o (work)
E ku aise o (not working)
E ku orun o (sleep)
E kun (if you just feel like greeting for the sake of it)
E ku ojometa o
E ku atijo

E ku ojo (when its raining)
E ku faaji (for enjoyment)
e ku adura (when praying)
e ku alejo(when you have visitor)
e ku odo (to those you meet at the stream/river)

The ridiculous
e ku weather
e ku yahoo
e ku gbeborun

E ku dido (sex greeting)
e ku itage (greetin while flirtin wit a lady
e ku ewu omo (greetin a new nursing mother
e ku kale (mere greetin

~Bluetooth:

E ku dido (sex greeting)
e ku itage (greetin while flirtin wit a lady
e ku ewu omo (greetin a new nursing mother
e ku kale (mere greetin

hehe!

E ku orinrin (when it's cold)
E ku popo shinshin (very cold)
E ku oru (warm weather)
E ku atura (when it rains)

E ku iyaleta (good evening)
E ku ibani kedun (sympathisers when someone dies)
E ku oro eniyan (pple helping pple in crisis)

E ku ooya (braiding hair)
E ku ijo (dancing)
E ku ere (playing)
E ku ayo (playing games)

Ka sunre o (going to bed)
Awe olu o (bathing)
E ku orire (congrats)

e ku browsing

eju ojometa
eku ipalemo
eku orire

FayeZik:

E ku iyaleta (good evening)
E ku ibani kedun (sympathisers when someone dies)
E ku oro eniyan (pple helping pple in crisis)

Iyaleta is actually mid morning around[b] 9 am to 11 am[/b]. Evening is irole.

Topic,

E ku inaju - Happy viewing - like site seeing or recreation
E ku idaji - Good early morning
E ku gbedemuke - You are enjoying ooo
E ku owo lo mi -  arrival of new baby
E ku iroju - Take heart
E ku irole - Good evening

eku suru(for being patient)
eku ewa(when beautifying urself)
eku afojuba(sumone greeting u as u are gonna miss ur relative that just left for another place)
eku araya(sumone greeting u for welcoming back ur relative)

E KU AJOYO/ASEYE (TO GUESTS AT PARTIES)
E KU IRANU/OSI (TO THOSE ENGAGED IN RUBBISH ACTS)

Mr V.P, e kudele Mr president (thanks for holding for Mr president)
e ku owon epo ( sorry for fuel scarcity)
e ku owon oko (sorry for bus scarcity)
e ku jolomo ( keep enjoying)
e ku aseye (congrats on ur celebration)
e ku araya (thanks for ur sympathy)
e ku ayojuran ( thanks for your intrusion)
e ku jije
e ku mimu
e ku nina
e ku lilo
e ku riri
e ku airi
My brothers and sisters, e ku yapaaaaa, e ku too much

E ku yotomi (pleasure)
E ku ase(when cooking)
E ku irin (walking)
E ku ito (peeing )
E ku ipalemo (preparation)
E ku ooru (in hot weather)
O ku tie (you are on your own!)

Remii:

Iyaleta is actually mid morning around[b] 9 am to 11 am[/b]. Evening is irole.

E ku atunse (correcting a mistake)

otilowaju:


E ku ito (peeing )

OK now, E ku igbonse (pooing) lol

Eku ara fe ra ku - Greeting on loss of a dear one.

Eku aaro
Eku Satiday
Eku nairalandi

Eku airi ni i beere eni

Eku ikini!

Eku idahun

Eku gbogbo dede ne

Eku irooju

Eku amumora

E ku owo l'obo (If sum1 catches u fingering)

Eku Ahon

Eku jijo

Eku Inawo has 2 meanings.
1) greeting 4 jst concluded Ceremony and
2) Eku Ina Wó-greeting during intimacy.

Ewo tun ni "Ina wo" please explain

FayeZik:

Ewo tun ni "Ina wo" please explain

Ina 'wo = Ina awo = beating leather, lol


Now some negative ones, lol

Eku iranu
Eku egan
Eku tiyin
Eku airi kan se kan
Eku abosi
Eku wahala
Eku aimo eyi t'okan
Eku ayonuso
Eku ofofo