Many thanks to this great ambasaddor of the yoruba culture.

A culture dies when its not written. Note not when its not spoken,but when its not written.

The names of the pieces are actually hilarious.Pawns are the real MVP in chess.their not just the iranse but the abobakus. Excellent description,although the secret is they can become anything they choose to be as long as they make it to the other side.

That said heres a funfact. The yoruba language in its correct use is mastery of the act of description. Talk of how things are named in yoruba and you'll know the language is creative and encourages descriptive expression

Ask for he translation of

Telephone-
Radio-

And my favourite,the phrase gudugudumeje yahyah mefa translated excellent. It was a whole story summarized by the yorubas.they asked what was the white mans feedback and they replied he said good 7 Times, " gudugudu meje, and yeah yeah 6 times "yahyah mefa"

And that ladies and gentle men is how the cute phrase gudugudu meje yahyah mefa came to be.

So here on the pages of nairaland as a son of the soil, I support abobaku for the naming of the pawn.(e.g this describes aptly the agberos of Lagos). We need someone to second this so it becomes endorsed.


Modified. I have had a change of thought on this nomination.So as not to promote or endorse electoral violence I propose supporting the adoption of iranse instead of abobaku as the yoruba nomenclature for the pawns

raphroye:
I've tried several times to learn this game, but e no dey enter head

YouTube video yapa.

mistercardinal:
A chess player thinks way faster and better than a mathematician

May be you don't know that there wouldn't have been chess without mathematics

mbahdi:
Awon omo ilu la bi

Omo Olu Iwa Ibí

Kenog4real:
Don't get it twisted Yoruba doesn't have letter H. So the spelling is wrong. It is either Ṣ or S. Same with using K to pronounce some words. Like Ópọ̀ (it's much) where it's been spelt okpọ́ also Pẹ̀lẹ́(sorry) where it's been spelt as Kpele.

I wish I took my computer skills serious right from time. I wish to create games in Yoruba for my fellow Nigerians but not how to begin be ish.

Thanks for your notes;
However, I'm quite sure you've heard about the epic name; Haruna Ishola?
In Yoruba Language, SH is the same as Ș.

Relatively, in the first line, I used SHÉÈSÌ and in the second line, I purposefully used ȘÉÈSÌ just to reflect the diversity of the Yoruba lingua.

Thanks.

EarlOfSaxon:
Abeg is there an chess location around port Harcourt, preferably D-line or Aba Road...I need a chess buddy.

. email me ASAP

Joelobioha:
I swear am a living proof..u fit use chess plan money heist stategy for first bank..

. CALCULATIONS FOR THE GAME TOO MUCH, I HAVE BEEN PLAYING FOR YEARS NOW BUT STILL HAVENT REACK 1500 RANKING

Kenog4real:
Don't get it twisted Yoruba doesn't have letter H. So the spelling is wrong. It is either Ṣ or S. Same with using K to pronounce some words. Like Ópọ̀ (it's much) where it's been spelt okpọ́ also Pẹ̀lẹ́(sorry) where it's been spelt as Kpele.

I wish I took my computer skills serious right from time. I wish to create games in Yoruba for my fellow Nigerians but not how to begin be ish.

Please start from somewhere, I promise to patronise you.

phineas:
Many thanks to this great ambasaddor of the yoruba culture.

A culture dies when its not written. Note not when its not spoken,but when its not written.

The names of the pieces are actually hilarious.Pawns are the real MVP in chess.their not just the iranse but the abobakus. Excellent description,although the secret is they can become anything they choose to be as long as they make it to the other side.

That said heres a funfact. The yoruba language in its correct use is mastery of the act of description. Talk of how things are named in yoruba and you'll know the language is creative and encourages descriptive expression

Ask for he translation of

Telephone-
Radio-

And my favourite,the phrase gudugudumeje yahyah mefa translated excellent. It was a whole story summarized by the yorubas.they asked what was the white mans feedback and they replied he said good 7 Times, " gudugudu meje, and yeah yeah 6 times "yahyah mefa"

And that ladies and gentle men is how the cute phrase gudugudu meje yahyah mefa came to be.

So here on the pages of nairaland as a son of the soil, I support abobaku for the naming of the pawn.(e.g this describes aptly the agberos of Lagos). We need someone to second this so it becomes endorsed.

@seun any nominees?

Seconded!

Kenog4real:
Don't get it twisted Yoruba doesn't have letter H. So the spelling is wrong. It is either Ṣ or S. Same with using K to pronounce some words. Like Ópọ̀ (it's much) where it's been spelt okpọ́ also Pẹ̀lẹ́(sorry) where it's been spelt as Kpele.

I wish I took my computer skills serious right from time. I wish to create games in Yoruba for my fellow Nigerians but not how to begin be ish.

So what about names like Shola, Ishola etc?

MissingBro:
Hello guys
My bro is missing and we haven't heard from him close to two weeks now. He stays in Lagos and his numbers switch off .... ..
I need advise on how to go about it
Pls help

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MissingBro:
Hello guys
My bro is missing and we haven't heard from him close to two weeks now. He stays in Lagos and his numbers switch off .... ..
I need advise on how to go about it
Pls help

And have you been to police station to lodge a report?if not, do that as a first step pls. He will be found hail and healthy!

What about the bishops?

NNTR:
This is hilarious bastardising it as 'Ayoo Ṣẹẹsi'

Pawn - Iranṣẹ or Bọbaku
Castle or Rook - Aafin
Knight - Ẹlẹṣin
Bishop - Alufaa
Queen - Ayaaba
King - Ọba

_{Personal text: Jesus is not a theologian. He is God who told stories.}

Kenog4real:
Don't get it twisted Yoruba doesn't have letter H. So the spelling is wrong. It is either Ṣ or S. Same with using K to pronounce some words. Like Ópọ̀ (it's much) where it's been spelt okpọ́ also Pẹ̀lẹ́(sorry) where it's been spelt as Kpele.

I wish I took my computer skills serious right from time. I wish to create games in Yoruba for my fellow Nigerians but not how to begin be ish.

Oga, we have letter H sir.


What we dont have are letter

Z
X
C
Q
V

Who can teach me how to play chess abeg

TuFab:


So what about names like Shola, Ishola etc?

The 'h' should not be added. Their correct spellings are: Isola and Sola. The letter 'S' has a dot below it to indicate the 'sh' sound. There are two types of letter 'S' in Yoruba alphabet, 'S' and 'Ṣ'. The sound /Ṣ/ has the same sound with the English /ʃ/. This is why people always try to replace it with 'sh'. For example: spoon is Ṣibi but those without the knowledge of the sound write it as "Shibi".
The second sound, /s/ has the same sound with the English 'S'. Example: Simi = rest. Words like sit, seat, symbol and so on have the /s/ sound.

EarlOfSaxon:
Abeg is there an chess location around port Harcourt, preferably D-line or Aba Road...I need a chess buddy.

Hello, I also playe chess on lichess. If you want to play with me, quote.

KingEverest:
. email me ASAP

Can't email. Say what you want to say.

Timijo:
Hello, I also playe chess on lichess. If you want to play with me, quote.

I want to play

There is letter 'H' in the Yoruba alphabet, but it occurs in few words. For example: ahọn = tongue, ohun = voice/sound, etc.

Kenog4real:
Don't get it twisted Yoruba doesn't have letter H. So the spelling is wrong. It is either Ṣ or S. Same with using K to pronounce some words. Like Ópọ̀ (it's much) where it's been spelt okpọ́ also Pẹ̀lẹ́(sorry) where it's been spelt as Kpele.

I wish I took my computer skills serious right from time. I wish to create games in Yoruba for my fellow Nigerians but not how to begin be ish.

EarlOfSaxon:


I want to play

Okay. I'm online. My username is timijo. Send a challenge.

Timijo:
What about the bishops?

Above Queen - Ayaaba in the list

EarlOfSaxon:



Can't email. Say what you want to say.

i play chess and i reside in ph close to dline

Lisaint:
Who can teach me how to play chess abeg

To learn chess and master it need a lot of dedication and determination. You can begin with YouTube videos. When you understand the moves, start practicing on lichess or chess.com
Chess has three phases that you need to learn.
1. Opening game
2. Middle game
3. Endgame.
Learn the openings very well before you start playing.

PediakAuthor:
The pencil-work reflects a chapter of the Chess Of Nature - with the ultimate goal to celebrate the beauty of the indigenous Y'ooba language.

In sum, this multilingual artwork is a localized tutorial on how to play the game of Chess.

The NETISM Author is also a well-seasoned English-Yoruba Technical Translation Service Provider.

Cheers... hi

#ChessInYoruba By Jawolusi Oluwaseun S. - @jawolusy

There is absolutely nothing like yoruba in writing if they can write sounds with English alphabets.


Oh please trace steps

Timijo:
To learn chess and master it need a lot of dedication and determination. You can begin with YouTube videos. When you understand the moves, start practicing on lichess or chess.com
Chess has three phases that you need to learn.
1. Opening game
2. Middle game
3. Endgame.
Learn the openings very well before you start playing.

Thank you sir

EarlOfSaxon:


I want to play

I'm waiting if you actually want to play.

Lisaint:



Thank you sir

You are welcome.

word gamehttps://publicistpaper.com/best-word-games/ always remain interesting game for the last two decays. It help you to make your mind more stronger and healthy.

mbahdi:
Awon omo ilu la bi

Awon omo lu a bi