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The ancient wisdom of the Yoruba people offers profound insights into relationships, rooted in the concept of complementarity.
Ask yourself:
Do "things that are different but complementary create sweetness" (Epo dùn jẹ ìsù) hold true for human relationships?
What does this mean for the future of love and tradition? 👇Look into the full original text and share your thoughts in the comments!

Yoruba Culture On Same Sex Union

Epo dùn jẹ ìsù
Palm oil makes yam delicious.
(Things that are different but complementary create sweetness.)

Ìsù dùn jẹ epo
Yam also makes palm oil delicious.
(The harmony goes both ways – male and female complete each other.)

Àkàṣọ dùn gún àkàrà
The climbing rope is sweet/best for climbing into the loft.
(Every tool has its correct and natural purpose.)

Obìnrin ṣe bá sùn jù ọkùnrin lọ
A woman is better to have sex with than a man (for a man).
(Heterosexual intercourse is the natural and pleasurable fit.)

Ọkùnrin ṣe bá sùn jù obìnrin lọ
A man is better to have sex with than a woman (for a woman).
(Same meaning from the woman’s side – opposites attract and satisfy.)

Bí ọkùnrin bá ń bá ọkùnrin sùn
If a man keeps having sex with another man

Bíi kòkò, bíi òòwò, bíi àgbààrín
It produces lumps, boils, and yaws (serious skin diseases regarded as spiritual punishment)

Bí ìkù, bí ìkù ni ó máa ń ṣe wọ́n
It acts exactly like death; it brings slow death upon them.
(The strongest warning possible: this path leads to spiritual and physical death.)

Báyé wọn ò níí dùn
Their life on earth will never be sweet.

Bí obìnrin bá ń bá obìnrin sùn
If a woman keeps having sex with another woman

Bíi pètè, bíi òrùn, bíi èérí
It produces leprosy-like sores, foul stench, and constant itching

Bí ìkù, bí ìkù ni ó máa ń ṣe wọ́n
It acts exactly like death; it brings slow death upon them.
(Same lethal spiritual consequence for women.)

Báyé wọn ò níí dùn, wọ́n ò níí bímo
Their life will never be sweet and they will never bear children.
(Barrenness here means both physical children and all forms of fruitfulness – money, longevity, respect.)

Bí ọkùnrin bá ń bá obìnrin sùn
When a man has sex with a woman

Bí obìnrin bá ń bá ọkùnrin sùn
And a woman has sex with a man

Bí ẹni tí ó gún òkè òfún
It is like someone who has climbed to the very top of the world.
(Ultimate joy, success, and spiritual elevation.)

Ayé ye wọn tán, wọ́n ń bímo lọ́ọ́pọ̀lọpọ̀
Life becomes completely sweet for them and they give birth to many children.
(Full blessings: children, wealth, health, long life.)

DR MELCHISEDEC BANKOLE

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AqualinaXYZ:
Yoruba get culture?



I think their culture na only ewedu

Then you never for once stepped your tribalisic foot into any institution called school.

Olodo.

And there are several Yoruba grammatical errors in the write up… but it's fair enough.

Don't let that ginger to see this, else he'll come guns blazing...