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What is The Yoruba Word For Wisdom? by tpiah01(op): 6:11pm On Sep 05, 2015

speak1emmalec:
Please I'll like to know the Yoruba word for wisdom?

Re: What is The Yoruba Word For Wisdom? by temitemi1(m): 6:20pm On Sep 05, 2015

Imo

Re: What is The Yoruba Word For Wisdom? by Mynd44(mod): 6:20pm On Sep 05, 2015

Ogbon

Rhymes with
Ogun (inheritance)

Re: What is The Yoruba Word For Wisdom? by Mynd44(mod): 6:21pm On Sep 05, 2015

temitemi1:
Imo

Imo means knowledge

Re: What is The Yoruba Word For Wisdom? by temitemi1(m): 6:23pm On Sep 05, 2015

Ogbon nko

Mynd44:
Imo means knowledge

Re: What is The Yoruba Word For Wisdom? by Mynd44(mod): 6:26pm On Sep 05, 2015

temitemi1:
Ogbon nko

Wisdom, knowledge and understanding means

Ogbon, Imo ati Oye right?

Now appropriate each to their translation

Re: What is The Yoruba Word For Wisdom? by agarawu23(m): 6:26pm On Sep 05, 2015

temitemi1:
Ogbon nko

oye

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Re: What is The Yoruba Word For Wisdom? by Adminisher: 6:27pm On Sep 05, 2015

Laa Ka ye

Re: What is The Yoruba Word For Wisdom? by Obrigardo: 6:27pm On Sep 05, 2015

Mynd44:
Imo means knowledge

Then why are the ibos e-fighting yoruba now when one of their flagship states is a Yoruba name

or did you mean "in my opinion'?

Re: What is The Yoruba Word For Wisdom? by Mynd44(mod): 6:43pm On Sep 05, 2015

agarawu23:
oye

Oye is understanding

Re: What is The Yoruba Word For Wisdom? by agarawu23(m): 6:44pm On Sep 05, 2015

Mynd44:
Oye is understanding

what's the answer then

Re: What is The Yoruba Word For Wisdom? by illmatic101(m): 6:46pm On Sep 05, 2015

Tilapia

Re: What is The Yoruba Word For Wisdom? by Mynd44(mod): 7:00pm On Sep 05, 2015

agarawu23:
what's the answer then

Ogbon

Re: What is The Yoruba Word For Wisdom? by obiak4(m): 7:40pm On Sep 05, 2015

Imor lo la dini that is wisdom

Re: What is The Yoruba Word For Wisdom? by skyface00(m): 7:54pm On Sep 05, 2015

La ka ye

Re: What is The Yoruba Word For Wisdom? by tunde1200(m): 8:08pm On Sep 05, 2015

ore offe

Re: What is The Yoruba Word For Wisdom? by Odunharry(m): 10:14pm On Sep 05, 2015

oye

Re: What is The Yoruba Word For Wisdom? by tpiah01(op): 3:10pm On May 09, 2016

Ogbon is actually sense (or the negative cunning), from a technical viewpoint.

It is sometimes used for wisdom though.

Re: What is The Yoruba Word For Wisdom? by tpiah01(op): 3:11pm On May 09, 2016

Oye could be wisdom but it means knowledge or understanding.

Re: What is The Yoruba Word For Wisdom? by sherrylo: 3:20pm On May 09, 2016

tpiah01:
Oye could be wisdom but it means knowledge or understanding.

No! IMO means knowledge and oye means wisdom

Re: What is The Yoruba Word For Wisdom? by tpiah01(op): 3:25pm On May 09, 2016

state your views without being agitated.

Oye means understanding but can also be used for wisdom.

Imo means knowledge or to know something.

Re: What is The Yoruba Word For Wisdom? by Ezemust: 3:56pm On May 09, 2016

tpiah01:
state your views without being agitated.
Oye means understanding but can also be used for wisdom.
Imo means knowledge or to know something.

wat does Abia means?

Re: What is The Yoruba Word For Wisdom? by tpiah01(op): 3:57pm On May 09, 2016

Ezemust:
wat does Abia means?

Is there a specific reason why you are asking me what Abia means?

Re: What is The Yoruba Word For Wisdom? by Ezemust: 6:40pm On May 09, 2016

tpiah01:
Is there a specific reason why you are asking me what Abia means?

if imo means knowledge

Re: What is The Yoruba Word For Wisdom? by chinchong: 7:01pm On May 09, 2016*

imo =knowledge and can also be used as understanding(you have to learn before you can have imo or understand a particular thing)

oye or la kaye =wisdom(partially natural, can be shaped by experience, the environment in which you grow up.the principle of "environmental determinism" comes in here)

ogbon=common sense(your ability to sense what is right or wrong which is simply the effect of human sense and conclusion)

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Re: What is The Yoruba Word For Wisdom? by orisa37: 8:04pm On May 09, 2016

Wisdom is Ogbon. Knowledge is Imo. Understanding is Oye. They are siblings and all female genders .

Re: What is The Yoruba Word For Wisdom? by tpiah01(op): 8:13pm On May 09, 2016

Why do you consider them female genders?

I think you have the greek myths in mind.

In Yoruba cosmology, the tortoise has ogbon (cunning) and he is male.

Just saying.

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