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| Re: Fani-Kayode: I Am Not Yoruba, Fulanis Call South-East Yamiri & South-West Yoruba by mercyville: 1:40pm On Oct 22, 2019 |
justnairalande:This is the documented truth not hearsay.... Igbo means slave... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nri-Igbo |
| Re: Fani-Kayode: I Am Not Yoruba, Fulanis Call South-East Yamiri & South-West Yoruba by Nobody: 1:43pm On Oct 22, 2019 |
mercyville:How does this your comment relate to my comment ? And since when is wikipedia a reliable source, I can very easily modify that wikipedia page which you have just posted. |
| Re: Fani-Kayode: I Am Not Yoruba, Fulanis Call South-East Yamiri & South-West Yoruba by Nobody: 1:47pm On Oct 22, 2019 |
Femi fani kayode wrote what should be the truth. But suddenly they leave FFK and start shouting Igbos. There by proving FFk right |
| Re: Fani-Kayode: I Am Not Yoruba, Fulanis Call South-East Yamiri & South-West Yoruba by Nobody: 1:49pm On Oct 22, 2019 |
justnairalande:Leave the boy that is in pain alone. He should face FFK. Igbos is not matter of discourse here unless you have time to argue off thread. |
| Re: Fani-Kayode: I Am Not Yoruba, Fulanis Call South-East Yamiri & South-West Yoruba by mercyville: 1:49pm On Oct 22, 2019 |
justnairalande:Take a book and read to know who you are. There are reliable neutral sources underneath the article,dude. Stay off being hateful unless you want me to open more of your mess.. |
| Re: Fani-Kayode: I Am Not Yoruba, Fulanis Call South-East Yamiri & South-West Yoruba by Nobody: 1:53pm On Oct 22, 2019 |
mercyville:It seems you are on drugs. FFK said the truth, hate it or like it, but deal with it. FFK is totally right. The truth must shine. |
| Re: Fani-Kayode: I Am Not Yoruba, Fulanis Call South-East Yamiri & South-West Yoruba by Nobody: 1:54pm On Oct 22, 2019 |
MelesZenawi:What I notice is the attempt at deviating from the subject. That is a common yoruba technic: When the truth doesn't please, shoot it down and when you can't shoot it down, deviate totally. |
| Re: Fani-Kayode: I Am Not Yoruba, Fulanis Call South-East Yamiri & South-West Yoruba by mercyville: 1:55pm On Oct 22, 2019 |
MelesZenawi:No wonder you are a slave(Igbo). If you are called a thief and you keep mum,definitely you are a thief... Now hear this... You are a slave(Igbo).. |
| Re: Fani-Kayode: I Am Not Yoruba, Fulanis Call South-East Yamiri & South-West Yoruba by Nobody: 1:58pm On Oct 22, 2019 |
mercyville:Your ooni wears a d.i.ck on his head and you guys call it a crown. |
| Re: Fani-Kayode: I Am Not Yoruba, Fulanis Call South-East Yamiri & South-West Yoruba by Nobody: 1:59pm On Oct 22, 2019 |
mercyville:What is the meaning of Yoruba or yaribansa?? |
| Re: Fani-Kayode: I Am Not Yoruba, Fulanis Call South-East Yamiri & South-West Yoruba by Makuos19: 1:59pm On Oct 22, 2019 |
mercyville:E pain am ![]() |
| Re: Fani-Kayode: I Am Not Yoruba, Fulanis Call South-East Yamiri & South-West Yoruba by mercyville: 2:00pm On Oct 22, 2019 |
justnairalande:Only documented or untainted truth shines not drug infested hearsay. This one shines.. Igbo means slaves..Documented for ever by the whites.. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nri-Igbo |
| Re: Fani-Kayode: I Am Not Yoruba, Fulanis Call South-East Yamiri & South-West Yoruba by Makuos19: 2:02pm On Oct 22, 2019 |
mercyville:Igbo might means slave in their own language. Just as Olaniyi means wasted and good for nothing in igbo language ![]() Even from the link you posted, i cant see where it says that Igbo means slave ![]() |
| Re: Fani-Kayode: I Am Not Yoruba, Fulanis Call South-East Yamiri & South-West Yoruba by Nobody: 2:05pm On Oct 22, 2019 |
mercyville:Since when do yoruba believe in documented facts ? With all your oduduwa and oranmiyan and "ife being the source"... You guys have never believed in documentation, in history, you have always fought against history and documented facts. Now like the two faced people whom you are, you want to claim "documentation". Well your attempt at deviating from the topic is noted and nobody is being fooled. Also why does your ooni wear a d.i.ck on his head as crown ? |
| Re: Fani-Kayode: I Am Not Yoruba, Fulanis Call South-East Yamiri & South-West Yoruba by Nobody: 2:06pm On Oct 22, 2019 |
Makuos19:Neither can I, the guy is just desperately trying to deviate from the topic. "Their regular trade mark". |
| Re: Fani-Kayode: I Am Not Yoruba, Fulanis Call South-East Yamiri & South-West Yoruba by mercyville: 2:07pm On Oct 22, 2019 |
Makuos19:So e pain am is all you can say.Oh my! So the article by the whites that you were once slaves to the Igalas who were the real NRI is true.Thanks to the whites who met Nri ......Igalas.....calling you Igbos which mean slave. |
| Re: Fani-Kayode: I Am Not Yoruba, Fulanis Call South-East Yamiri & South-West Yoruba by fireback: 2:08pm On Oct 22, 2019 |
Yeh!!! Yoruba means unreliable... |
| Re: Fani-Kayode: I Am Not Yoruba, Fulanis Call South-East Yamiri & South-West Yoruba by Makuos19: 2:09pm On Oct 22, 2019 |
justnairalande:Don't mind him. He is in pains ![]() |
| Re: Fani-Kayode: I Am Not Yoruba, Fulanis Call South-East Yamiri & South-West Yoruba by Makuos19: 2:10pm On Oct 22, 2019 |
mercyville:So where did it say Igbo means slave...show us na ![]() |
| Re: Fani-Kayode: I Am Not Yoruba, Fulanis Call South-East Yamiri & South-West Yoruba by Makuos19: 2:11pm On Oct 22, 2019 |
mercyville:MUST READ !!! Have you always thought about where the word Yoruba originate?? Have you heard many misconception and misapprehension that left you baffled?? That was what got hold of me too so I decided to dig into it. What is the meaning of Yoruba? Does it have any inclination to our language? This is a thought provoking topic that needs profound reasoning and intense research for better understanding. It is time we faced the monster that keeps trailing us whom many try to ignore. In Yoruba culture, appellation is often derived from a prerequisite factor or foretelling. For fact telling, some name their child Owolabi hoping the child will bring fortune to the family, another one is that almost all Yoruba towns have their names derived from an event or a factor as illustrated in; Eba-Odan – Ibadan, Abe Okuta Olumo – Abeokuta and Ibi ti Ile ti yo – Oyo and so forth. However, these factors appear not partake in the word Yoruba. I asked a lot of people to define Yoruba, nobody had a clue so I decided to return to history and I delved into what Yoruba scholars of the past centuries had written. Slowly I began to unravel the mystery of our name. The first hint I got was from an ordinary search which spouted Yoruba. What does that mean?? I carried on, I moved on to the always ready Yoruba dictionary written by Samuel Ajayi Crowther which defines ‘Yoruba’ as a bastard and deceitful person. Another came from the one I found on a scholarly written journal of Dr Taiwo Ayanbolu who insisted Yoruba is a name derived from Hausa language which means deceit. He claimed he found the definition at York Museum in England dating to the 19th century. Before I go further here, I would like to stress how the name came aboard. It has been recorded that the Hausa-Fulani who had been in contact with the Yoruba even before the rise of Oyo Empire had for some reasons chosen to call us Yoruba, or Yaribansa. Perhaps this might have been a result of Yoruba people’s bargaining skills which often made the Fulani traders fall victim of trade by barter. Another one I stumbled on was narrated by another scholar who said the name Yoruba started protruding during the clash between Yoruba and Fulani that steered the lost of Ilorin to them in the 18th century. The Igbos had cleansed themselves off ‘Yinmiri’, a name the Hausa-Fulani had technically given to them. The igbos have today refuted Yinmiri to be a derogatory word, however, the reverse is the case for the Yoruba. From findings I have made, Yaribansa is a Fulani word meaning Bastard. An extremely derogatory word in Yoruba discourse. I read one of Professor Ade Ajayi’s book “Yoruba Warfare in the Nineteenth century” where he insisted that during the indirect rule era, it was necessary for the imperialists to give a unique name to the entire towns and people who spoke Yoruba language. Somehow, they settled for Yoruba. Yoruba is a deviation of Yoruba which the Yoruba people of that century rejected. The Ijebu, Ijesa and Egba rejected this name vehemently but because during the Kiriji war (the Yoruba civil war) where the collapse of Oyo Empire commenced and the signalling factor the imperialists used to prompt the rule over Oyo from covers. The name Yoruba was foisted on Oyo and Ibadan mainly on documents and slowly the name Yoruba was enshrined in our culture and hence, our appellation. Research shows that the Egba were the last to accept Yoruba as their appellation, reason coming from facts emanating from the first newspaper published in Yorubaland in 1859, goes: Iwe Iroyin Fun Ara Egba Ati Yoruba. This indicates that the Egba refused the name Yoruba as at 1859. Furthermore, I have read the Odu Ifa and I have familiarised myself with many Ogede Ofo, Iwure and Ewi of the past generations and I have never heard where we were referred to as Yoruba, rather, as Omo Kaaro Ojiire, Omo Oduduwa or Omoluabi. I am penning this for us to know the origin of the word Yoruba, it is a bitter pill to swallow especially now that the name has travelled far and wide, should we try to augment our appellation Yoruba? certainly too late to make any sort of modification. We might as well just carry on dealing with it. Source & Written By: Bola Olalekan http://www.ekimogundescendant.org/the-true-meaning-of-the-word-yoruba-2/ |
| Re: Fani-Kayode: I Am Not Yoruba, Fulanis Call South-East Yamiri & South-West Yoruba by LegendHero(m): 2:12pm On Oct 22, 2019 |
Makuos19:Igala is actually your forebearers lord and master, Infact you guys are their slaves then who they just maim and torture at will. Are you trying to deny that? |
| Re: Fani-Kayode: I Am Not Yoruba, Fulanis Call South-East Yamiri & South-West Yoruba by Nobody: 2:13pm On Oct 22, 2019 |
Makuos19:Don't fall into his trap, stay on topic. He is trying to deviate by all means. |
| Re: Fani-Kayode: I Am Not Yoruba, Fulanis Call South-East Yamiri & South-West Yoruba by Makuos19: 2:14pm On Oct 22, 2019 |
LegendHero:So where did it say Igbo means slave ![]() |
| Re: Fani-Kayode: I Am Not Yoruba, Fulanis Call South-East Yamiri & South-West Yoruba by LegendHero(m): 2:14pm On Oct 22, 2019 |
Makuos19:Rubbish, this tales by moonlight is already debunked coz the prints from library of Congress in the early 18th century clearly captured the name of Yorubas in those manuscripts. So where did this foolish writer got the news that it was only used during the years he opined. Stop posting rubbish online, it only makes you look like a confused human being. Check my post in front page and see the prints from LOC and stop regurgitating beer parlor gists online! |
| Re: Fani-Kayode: I Am Not Yoruba, Fulanis Call South-East Yamiri & South-West Yoruba by Makuos19: 2:15pm On Oct 22, 2019 |
MUST READ !!! Have you always thought about where the word Yoruba originate?? Have you heard many misconception and misapprehension that left you baffled?? That was what got hold of me too so I decided to dig into it. What is the meaning of Yoruba? Does it have any inclination to our language? This is a thought provoking topic that needs profound reasoning and intense research for better understanding. It is time we faced the monster that keeps trailing us whom many try to ignore. In Yoruba culture, appellation is often derived from a prerequisite factor or foretelling. For fact telling, some name their child Owolabi hoping the child will bring fortune to the family, another one is that almost all Yoruba towns have their names derived from an event or a factor as illustrated in; Eba-Odan – Ibadan, Abe Okuta Olumo – Abeokuta and Ibi ti Ile ti yo – Oyo and so forth. However, these factors appear not partake in the word Yoruba. I asked a lot of people to define Yoruba, nobody had a clue so I decided to return to history and I delved into what Yoruba scholars of the past centuries had written. Slowly I began to unravel the mystery of our name. The first hint I got was from an ordinary search which spouted Yoruba. What does that mean?? I carried on, I moved on to the always ready Yoruba dictionary written by Samuel Ajayi Crowther which defines ‘Yoruba’ as a bastard and deceitful person. Another came from the one I found on a scholarly written journal of Dr Taiwo Ayanbolu who insisted Yoruba is a name derived from Hausa language which means deceit. He claimed he found the definition at York Museum in England dating to the 19th century. Before I go further here, I would like to stress how the name came aboard. It has been recorded that the Hausa-Fulani who had been in contact with the Yoruba even before the rise of Oyo Empire had for some reasons chosen to call us Yoruba, or Yaribansa. Perhaps this might have been a result of Yoruba people’s bargaining skills which often made the Fulani traders fall victim of trade by barter. Another one I stumbled on was narrated by another scholar who said the name Yoruba started protruding during the clash between Yoruba and Fulani that steered the lost of Ilorin to them in the 18th century. The Igbos had cleansed themselves off ‘Yinmiri’, a name the Hausa-Fulani had technically given to them. The igbos have today refuted Yinmiri to be a derogatory word, however, the reverse is the case for the Yoruba. From findings I have made, Yaribansa is a Fulani word meaning Bastard. An extremely derogatory word in Yoruba discourse. I read one of Professor Ade Ajayi’s book “Yoruba Warfare in the Nineteenth century” where he insisted that during the indirect rule era, it was necessary for the imperialists to give a unique name to the entire towns and people who spoke Yoruba language. Somehow, they settled for Yoruba. Yoruba is a deviation of Yoruba which the Yoruba people of that century rejected. The Ijebu, Ijesa and Egba rejected this name vehemently but because during the Kiriji war (the Yoruba civil war) where the collapse of Oyo Empire commenced and the signalling factor the imperialists used to prompt the rule over Oyo from covers. The name Yoruba was foisted on Oyo and Ibadan mainly on documents and slowly the name Yoruba was enshrined in our culture and hence, our appellation. Research shows that the Egba were the last to accept Yoruba as their appellation, reason coming from facts emanating from the first newspaper published in Yorubaland in 1859, goes: Iwe Iroyin Fun Ara Egba Ati Yoruba. This indicates that the Egba refused the name Yoruba as at 1859. Furthermore, I have read the Odu Ifa and I have familiarised myself with many Ogede Ofo, Iwure and Ewi of the past generations and I have never heard where we were referred to as Yoruba, rather, as Omo Kaaro Ojiire, Omo Oduduwa or Omoluabi. I am penning this for us to know the origin of the word Yoruba, it is a bitter pill to swallow especially now that the name has travelled far and wide, should we try to augment our appellation Yoruba? certainly too late to make any sort of modification. We might as well just carry on dealing with it. Source & Written By: Bola Olalekan http://www.ekimogundescendant.org/the-true-meaning-of-the-word-yoruba-2/ |
| Re: Fani-Kayode: I Am Not Yoruba, Fulanis Call South-East Yamiri & South-West Yoruba by LegendHero(m): 2:15pm On Oct 22, 2019 |
Makuos19:Are igbos the slaves of Igala? Yes or No. Answer that first and we will solve your question. It should be one by one! |
| Re: Fani-Kayode: I Am Not Yoruba, Fulanis Call South-East Yamiri & South-West Yoruba by Makuos19: 2:16pm On Oct 22, 2019 |
LegendHero:CAPITAL NO!!! ![]() MUST READ !!! Have you always thought about where the word Yoruba originate?? Have you heard many misconception and misapprehension that left you baffled?? That was what got hold of me too so I decided to dig into it. What is the meaning of Yoruba? Does it have any inclination to our language? This is a thought provoking topic that needs profound reasoning and intense research for better understanding. It is time we faced the monster that keeps trailing us whom many try to ignore. In Yoruba culture, appellation is often derived from a prerequisite factor or foretelling. For fact telling, some name their child Owolabi hoping the child will bring fortune to the family, another one is that almost all Yoruba towns have their names derived from an event or a factor as illustrated in; Eba-Odan – Ibadan, Abe Okuta Olumo – Abeokuta and Ibi ti Ile ti yo – Oyo and so forth. However, these factors appear not partake in the word Yoruba. I asked a lot of people to define Yoruba, nobody had a clue so I decided to return to history and I delved into what Yoruba scholars of the past centuries had written. Slowly I began to unravel the mystery of our name. The first hint I got was from an ordinary search which spouted Yoruba. What does that mean?? I carried on, I moved on to the always ready Yoruba dictionary written by Samuel Ajayi Crowther which defines ‘Yoruba’ as a bastard and deceitful person. Another came from the one I found on a scholarly written journal of Dr Taiwo Ayanbolu who insisted Yoruba is a name derived from Hausa language which means deceit. He claimed he found the definition at York Museum in England dating to the 19th century. Before I go further here, I would like to stress how the name came aboard. It has been recorded that the Hausa-Fulani who had been in contact with the Yoruba even before the rise of Oyo Empire had for some reasons chosen to call us Yoruba, or Yaribansa. Perhaps this might have been a result of Yoruba people’s bargaining skills which often made the Fulani traders fall victim of trade by barter. Another one I stumbled on was narrated by another scholar who said the name Yoruba started protruding during the clash between Yoruba and Fulani that steered the lost of Ilorin to them in the 18th century. The Igbos had cleansed themselves off ‘Yinmiri’, a name the Hausa-Fulani had technically given to them. The igbos have today refuted Yinmiri to be a derogatory word, however, the reverse is the case for the Yoruba. From findings I have made, Yaribansa is a Fulani word meaning Bastard. An extremely derogatory word in Yoruba discourse. I read one of Professor Ade Ajayi’s book “Yoruba Warfare in the Nineteenth century” where he insisted that during the indirect rule era, it was necessary for the imperialists to give a unique name to the entire towns and people who spoke Yoruba language. Somehow, they settled for Yoruba. Yoruba is a deviation of Yoruba which the Yoruba people of that century rejected. The Ijebu, Ijesa and Egba rejected this name vehemently but because during the Kiriji war (the Yoruba civil war) where the collapse of Oyo Empire commenced and the signalling factor the imperialists used to prompt the rule over Oyo from covers. The name Yoruba was foisted on Oyo and Ibadan mainly on documents and slowly the name Yoruba was enshrined in our culture and hence, our appellation. Research shows that the Egba were the last to accept Yoruba as their appellation, reason coming from facts emanating from the first newspaper published in Yorubaland in 1859, goes: Iwe Iroyin Fun Ara Egba Ati Yoruba. This indicates that the Egba refused the name Yoruba as at 1859. Furthermore, I have read the Odu Ifa and I have familiarised myself with many Ogede Ofo, Iwure and Ewi of the past generations and I have never heard where we were referred to as Yoruba, rather, as Omo Kaaro Ojiire, Omo Oduduwa or Omoluabi. I am penning this for us to know the origin of the word Yoruba, it is a bitter pill to swallow especially now that the name has travelled far and wide, should we try to augment our appellation Yoruba? certainly too late to make any sort of modification. We might as well just carry on dealing with it. Source & Written By: Bola Olalekan http://www.ekimogundescendant.org/the-true-meaning-of-the-word-yoruba-2/ |
| Re: Fani-Kayode: I Am Not Yoruba, Fulanis Call South-East Yamiri & South-West Yoruba by LegendHero(m): 2:17pm On Oct 22, 2019 |
Makuos19:Stop copying and pasting nonsense online. Why are you disgracing yourself when history also documented the name Yoruba decades before the rubbish this guy opined! |
| Re: Fani-Kayode: I Am Not Yoruba, Fulanis Call South-East Yamiri & South-West Yoruba by Nobody: 2:17pm On Oct 22, 2019 |
LegendHero:That is not the topic, the topic is FFKs statement which is very true: "Nigeria’s former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has said that he is not Yoruba. Fani disclosed this on Twitter while stressing that the word Yoruba is alien to his culture and not known in the Anago language while revealing that the name Yoruba was derived from “Yoruba” and that it means “shady and unreliable” Fani-Kayode in his words said the “Yoruba” is alien to his culture and not known in the Anago language while revealing that the name Yoruba was derived from “Yoruba” and that it means “shady and unreliable”." |
| Re: Fani-Kayode: I Am Not Yoruba, Fulanis Call South-East Yamiri & South-West Yoruba by LegendHero(m): 2:17pm On Oct 22, 2019 |
Makuos19: |
| Re: Fani-Kayode: I Am Not Yoruba, Fulanis Call South-East Yamiri & South-West Yoruba by Makuos19: 2:18pm On Oct 22, 2019 |
LegendHero: ![]() MUST READ !!! Have you always thought about where the word Yoruba originate?? Have you heard many misconception and misapprehension that left you baffled?? That was what got hold of me too so I decided to dig into it. What is the meaning of Yoruba? Does it have any inclination to our language? This is a thought provoking topic that needs profound reasoning and intense research for better understanding. It is time we faced the monster that keeps trailing us whom many try to ignore. In Yoruba culture, appellation is often derived from a prerequisite factor or foretelling. For fact telling, some name their child Owolabi hoping the child will bring fortune to the family, another one is that almost all Yoruba towns have their names derived from an event or a factor as illustrated in; Eba-Odan – Ibadan, Abe Okuta Olumo – Abeokuta and Ibi ti Ile ti yo – Oyo and so forth. However, these factors appear not partake in the word Yoruba. I asked a lot of people to define Yoruba, nobody had a clue so I decided to return to history and I delved into what Yoruba scholars of the past centuries had written. Slowly I began to unravel the mystery of our name. The first hint I got was from an ordinary search which spouted Yoruba. What does that mean?? I carried on, I moved on to the always ready Yoruba dictionary written by Samuel Ajayi Crowther which defines ‘Yoruba’ as a bastard and deceitful person. Another came from the one I found on a scholarly written journal of Dr Taiwo Ayanbolu who insisted Yoruba is a name derived from Hausa language which means deceit. He claimed he found the definition at York Museum in England dating to the 19th century. Before I go further here, I would like to stress how the name came aboard. It has been recorded that the Hausa-Fulani who had been in contact with the Yoruba even before the rise of Oyo Empire had for some reasons chosen to call us Yoruba, or Yaribansa. Perhaps this might have been a result of Yoruba people’s bargaining skills which often made the Fulani traders fall victim of trade by barter. Another one I stumbled on was narrated by another scholar who said the name Yoruba started protruding during the clash between Yoruba and Fulani that steered the lost of Ilorin to them in the 18th century. The Igbos had cleansed themselves off ‘Yinmiri’, a name the Hausa-Fulani had technically given to them. The igbos have today refuted Yinmiri to be a derogatory word, however, the reverse is the case for the Yoruba. From findings I have made, Yaribansa is a Fulani word meaning Bastard. An extremely derogatory word in Yoruba discourse. I read one of Professor Ade Ajayi’s book “Yoruba Warfare in the Nineteenth century” where he insisted that during the indirect rule era, it was necessary for the imperialists to give a unique name to the entire towns and people who spoke Yoruba language. Somehow, they settled for Yoruba. Yoruba is a deviation of Yoruba which the Yoruba people of that century rejected. The Ijebu, Ijesa and Egba rejected this name vehemently but because during the Kiriji war (the Yoruba civil war) where the collapse of Oyo Empire commenced and the signalling factor the imperialists used to prompt the rule over Oyo from covers. The name Yoruba was foisted on Oyo and Ibadan mainly on documents and slowly the name Yoruba was enshrined in our culture and hence, our appellation. Research shows that the Egba were the last to accept Yoruba as their appellation, reason coming from facts emanating from the first newspaper published in Yorubaland in 1859, goes: Iwe Iroyin Fun Ara Egba Ati Yoruba. This indicates that the Egba refused the name Yoruba as at 1859. Furthermore, I have read the Odu Ifa and I have familiarised myself with many Ogede Ofo, Iwure and Ewi of the past generations and I have never heard where we were referred to as Yoruba, rather, as Omo Kaaro Ojiire, Omo Oduduwa or Omoluabi. I am penning this for us to know the origin of the word Yoruba, it is a bitter pill to swallow especially now that the name has travelled far and wide, should we try to augment our appellation Yoruba? certainly too late to make any sort of modification. We might as well just carry on dealing with it. Source & Written By: Bola Olalekan http://www.ekimogundescendant.org/the-true-meaning-of-the-word-yoruba-2/ |
| Re: Fani-Kayode: I Am Not Yoruba, Fulanis Call South-East Yamiri & South-West Yoruba by Makuos19: 2:21pm On Oct 22, 2019 |
Historical facts and theories don't provide answers to the meaning of Yoruba. Whats in a name? In Africa and especially in Nigeria, we believe that names have deeper meanings. They are contextual and layered. A person's name reveals the circumstances surrounding their birth. In other cases, it represents the hopes and aspirations parents have for their kids. The names of African countries also have meanings too. Nigeria is a mash-up of two words 'Niger' for River Niger and 'Area'. Morroco means the "Land of God". Ivory Coast is perhaps one of most descriptive names to give a country. What about tribes? What is the meaning of the word Yoruba? A quick search on this revealed to me that the existence of the word Yoruba first showed up in the 16th century. The scholar Ahmed Baba al Massufi used the word to describe the people of the Oyo Empire in a treatise written by him. The word Yoruba was first used to describe people from Oyo only but later on it was used to describe people who spoke the language from the latter half of the 16th century. The word truly became formalized when Bishop Ajayi Crowther released his Yoruba dictionary. It must be said that Akú, a word used by some Europeans to describe Yoruba people. It was derived from the first words used in greeting in Nigeria (Ẹ kú àárọ? - good morning and Ẹ kú alẹ? - good evening). Akú is still used in certain parts of the world such as Sierra Leone. What does the word mean itself? A few Yoruba heritage articles and Facebook group believe in the theory that the Yoruba word was formed from a derogatory term used by Hausa-Fulani traders to name people from the South-West. Yoruba people were seen as tricksters and shrewd negotiators in business. Northerners allegedly started calling them Yaribansa which supposedly means bastard. Over the years the corruption of the word Yaribansa would develop to Yoruba. There is no proof that this theory is accurate. It should be categorized as Internet alternative facts that float on shady websites. Maybe the meaning of Yoruba has been lost in time. This is what we do know- the scholar Ahmed Baba al Massufi was the first to use the word to describe people from Oyo people and later people who originated from the South West. The words Omoluabi and Omo Odua is preferred by some to describe Yoruba people. They feel it properly indicates the heritage and origin of Yoruba people. Well, the Yoruba name has stuck. Millions of people know and read about the Yoruba tribe. The meaning of the word shouldn't be a concern. Whatever the original meaning was, the name Yoruba is a brand. https://www.pulse.ng/gist/yoruba-what-is-the-meaning-of-the-word/094n5sc |
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