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Owe : A fijo gba Awa; a fija gba Awa; bi a ba jo, bi a ba ja, bi a ba ti gba Awa, ko wa tan bi?


Translation : By dancing we take possession of Awa; through fighting we take possession of Awa; if we neither dance nor fight, but take
possession of Awa anyway, is the result not the same?

Useage : (Why make a huge production of a matter that is easily taken care of?)

B’ópé títí, akólòlò yó pe "baba" ------- No matter how long, a stammerer will eventually call papa.


Bí abá so òkò lójà ará ilé eni ní bá ------ He who throws a stone in the market will hit his relative

Kàkà k'ó sàn lára iya àjé, ó fi gbogbo omo rè bí obìnrin; eye wá subú lu eye ------ Rather than an abatement of her viciousness, a witch gives birth
to only female children and witchcraft multiplies

Teni ni teni; b'àpón sun'su, a bù f'ágùntàn rè ------ One takes care of one's own: when a bachelor roasts yam, he shares it with his sheep

Ile latin ko esoo rode.

Charity begins at home.

Agba kin wa loja, Kori omo tuntun wo.

agbajo owo lafi n so aya, owo ko gbe eru dori

Eni kan lon bi omo, igbaa owo lon tojue

A child is born to a parent, but hundreds of parent join hands to bring the child up.

@Kola Oloye thanks for the correction. That is the spirit. Lets bring in new owes and correct any wrong ones.

owun owo mi oto, ma fi gongo fa.

Trouble dey sleep yanga go wake am.

Owo omode oto penpe, Ta gbalagba o wo kengbe.

What the elders can see sitting, the youth can not even standing on a stud.

You welcome.


Eti baba nile eti baba loko, eyan lon je be.

ears at home, ears on farm, its human being.

Aei sin le olongbo, ile di ile ekute.


In the absence of a cat,the mouse becomes the king.

FL Gators, in as much as i like your contributions, i will appreciate we research more this words in Yoruba, so that we will not join the band wagon that are eroding the beauty of the yoruba traditions and language. Thank

@FL Gators, you are wonderful.
Please lets us all follow suit. Translate any proverb you submit here.
It is for the prosperity of Yoruba's, Yoruba Language, and the Yoruba Culture.
Please lets us together restore the gradually eroding glory of Yoruba Language.
Thanks all as you submit you bits.
E ka bo, A o jere opolopo ore ti o be ninu Ede yoruba oooooo.

Ija kumo kin rin losa, Eni abire kan kin rin ,loru.
Omode o le laso titi, ko la kisa bi agba.

Oba ran ni ise, Odo oba kun. Ise oba o se ko, Odo oba o si se dakoja.

Bami na omo mi, Ko de nu olomo.

Ipako onopako lanri, Enieleni lon ri teni.

Patapata lan fogu, kumokumo lan detee, Oju afonfo tan Ija lo man da le.

Agba kin wa loja kori omo titun wo

A i gbofa lanwo ke, Ifa kan o sini para.

Ile lan wo ka to so mo loru ko.

Eyin kule lota wa, inu ile laseni ugbe.

Ile Oba to jo, Ewa lo bu si.

E n le ni a yin o.

Yoruba origin mythology

The mythology of the origin of the Yoruba, who refer to themselves as "Omo O'odua" (Children of Oduduwa), revolves around the mythical figure of Oduduwa or Odudua . The meaning of the name may be translated as "the spiritual one ("O/Ohun" who created the knowledge ("odu" of character ("iwa"." There are two variants of the myth of how Oduduwa became the legendary progenitor of the Yoruba.
[edit] Cosmogonic Origin Mythology

"Orisa'nla" (The Great Divinity) also known as Ọbatala was the arch-divinity chosen by Olodumare, the supreme deity, to create solid land out of the primordial water that constituted the earth and populating the land with human beings. Ọbatala descended from heaven on a chain, carrying a small snail shell full of earth, palm kernels and a five-toed chicken. He was to empty the content of the snail shell on the water after placing some pieces of iron on it, and then to place the chicken on the earth to spread it over the primordial water.

According to the first variant of the cosmogonist myth, Ọbatala completed this task to the satisfaction of Olodumare and he was then given the task of making the physical body of human beings after which Olodumare would give them the breath of life. He also completed this task and this is why he has the title of "Obarisa" (King of all Deities).

The other variant of the cosmogonic myth does not credit Ọbatala with the completion of the task. While it concedes he was given the task, it claims that he got drunk before he got to the earth and was thus unable to do the job. Olodumare got worried when he did not return on time and sent Oduduwa to investigate. When Oduduwa found Ọbatala in a drunken state, he took over the task and completed it.

The spot on which he landed and which he redeemed from water to become land is called Ilė-Ifę and is considered the sacred and spiritual home of the Yoruba. Olodumare later forgave Ọbatala and gave him the responsibility of molding the physical bodies of human beings.

According to Idowu, 1962, the making of land is a symbolic reference to the founding of the Yoruba kingdoms and this is why Oduduwa is credited with that achievement.

Recently, historians have attributed this cosmological mythology to a pre-existing civilization at Ilė-Ifę which was invaded by a militant immigrants from the east, led by a king named Oduduwa. Oduduwa and his group had been persecuted on the basis of religious differences and forced out of their homeland. They came to Ilė-Ifę where they subjugated the pre-existing Ugbo inhabitants (often erroneously rendered as Igbo but unrelated to the present Igbo people of Eastern Nigeria), under the leadership of Oreluere (Ọbatala).
[edit] After Oduduwa

Upon the death of Oduduwa, there was a dispersal of his children from Ilė-Ifę to found other kingdoms (Owu, Ketu, Benin, Ila, Sabe, Popo, Awori and Oyo). Each making a mark in the subsequent urbanization and consolidation of Yoruba confederacy of kingdoms, with each kingdom tracing its origin to Ile-Ife.

To those that know and feel like telling, lets tell the story of our tribe (the true story) undiluted, without the oyinbo influence. Join me in creating an achieve of our Culture, History, and Remind ourselfs of our identity.

Watching a popular Etisalat’s ad on TV, which I am sure most of you are familiar with its fanciful lures, opens a stark departure from that of an unemployed graduate’s daily reality. Am talking about the one a good looking young chap, walk into a room with a loosen tie, apparently, returning back from his place of work.
He flash at you an exhausted smile and says “is great to be back home”, he crashed his ass on a nice looking couch and spread open his arms in accomplished gesture “this is my crib”, and then stand up to shove at you a small portrait “this is my baby girl” before nko, no money, no honey. In a short while, comes a honking horn coming from the waiting car of his “these are my guys”, ready to ferry him away to a busy club where he announce “this is my hood where I catch up with my peeps” before nko, no money, no friends. And to cap it all, he walks into his office smart in suit and displays stunts enough to make turn you green of the colour of etisalat itself.
The Ad didn’t just end like that, after all it was meant to inspire the young men of this nation that “you can” which translate that as a young man facing the harsh reality out there, you can also accomplish such lifestyle, good! But when you turn off your TV, gently lock the worn-out door of your (dark cell) one room apartment like mine and step out to the awry reality outside, you’ll then wonder if that Ad was shot in the Miami or if its was intended to make mockery of you.

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