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odumchi: They drew unwanted attention and were unpopular (based on the feedback we recieved from Nairalanders) and also threatened the site.

It's better to have a culture section that's actually about culture than to have what we had before, don't you think?

I must say I found all the "beauty" topics very funny. But I agree that this is for the better. Shame no one seems very interested .

seunfly: lo = use

mo ti lo igi na = i have used that wood/tree.

ma lo omi mi o = don't use my water.

Ok you interpret this for me.

(1) E mi ni mo lo aso re.
(2) lo bi mo ti wi.
(3) ewo ni o fe lo ni nu re?

(1) I said I used your dress.

(2) Use the question I have asked. (Not 100% sure what bi means.) I know there are at least three versions of bi, ask, deliver baby, throw up. So I assume it means question. Actually one of the first words I learned!

(3) Don't know. Ewo - which one, fe - want, but I don't know "nu". A wild guess: which one is it you wanted to use for (something).

I have a question, again. This sentence:

Sofa meji l'o wa ni palo naa. WHY is l'o in this sentence? Whenever this or t'ó occurs I dey shake my head.
Also, these sentences:

(1) Bola nibe l'o ti nbo? WHY?

(2) Ile naa ni palo nla ati kisini t'ó tobi.

I understand this: Ologbo mi l'oba eranko. Because the meaning is obvious, but when it comes to the above sentences, I am clueless. My book doesn't explain ellision very well. But it does say sometimes it's not easy to explain. However, ellision is not the only problem, I don't understand what l'o, or t'ó is supposed to mean at all because that sentence looks fine to me without.

Dele Giwa seemed like a very wise man. That quote is very strong.

Right now I am listening to Osayomore Joseph (Edo music).

I love this one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfQvyINpyD4

seunfly: Sorry for not responding to you on time, i was very busy.

Ok let start.

Lerin = ni + erin ( erin is laugh/ smile).
Gan = much
kiwa = ki + wa? (Why)
kan = else/only (it can only go with noun or pronoun) ex iwo ni kan only you, ohun ni kan only him/her, awon kan some peaple/someone else. But i missed the spelling not kon it is kan.
Hun = ohun (short form) but it's refering to you.
Koda = infact

Ye = understand
ko = negate any word
gbogbo = all
re = it
gbogbo re ko ye mi = i do not understand it all/ all i don't understand.

O ti ye mi = i understand

gbogbo re ti ye mi = i understand all.

Oh, thank you so much again!


One last thing: lo - make use of?

I recetly asked myself this very question. I did a bit of research. The thing with Halloween which everyone needs to know, is that it nost likely has it's origination in pagan beliefs. Dressing up on Halloween is a way to avoid "dead spirits" or souls i I remember correctly, by tricking them. At some point, even human sacrifice might've been present. Now, there is also a Christian Halloween, which was originally in May (All Saint's day), but it is now 1st November. But, even the "Christian" version now is about souls that have not yet reached heaven and some may want vengeance. As you see, souls still wandering earth and "vengeance" are a bit problematic combined with Chrisianity.

As long as the costumes wore are represemtable and not overly over the top, then Halloween might be OK. But have a mind of pure thoughts, and don't let anything on this day corrupt you. I sometimes doubt if Halloween is something a Christian or any other person, apart from people following some pagan belief, should celebrate. When there's doubt, it's better to not engage in the act.

I could also be wrong and Halloween harmless, but I ought you all to do your research beforehand.

I know this is an old topic, but what is the situation with Edo usage in schools now? I am very worried for Edo.

This is the website to UiO (University of Oslo): http://www.uio.no/english/
It's in English.

For Master:
Here is a list of different master programmes and "how to apply": http://www.uio.no/english/studies/programmes/
"How to apply": http://www.uio.no/english/studies/admission/master/

For Bachelor:
Programmes: http://www.uio.no/english/studies/bachelor-programmes/index.html
How to apply: http://www.uio.no/english/studies/admission/bachelor/

General information: http://www.uio.no/english/studies/admission/

ADMISSION APPLICATION: https://fsweb.no/soknadsweb/international/quest.seam?inst=uio (If it's not in English, look all the way to the left where there's a drop box, press it and select English).

Keep in mind that this is for UiO (University of Oslo) which is one of many universities in Norway. If you need help with any other university, let me know. Also, if this was not the information you were looking for, let me know as well ^_^

Here is also some important info on Nigerians and how to apply:

(Bachelor): http://www.uio.no/english/studies/admission/bachelor/documentation-requirements/nigeria.html
Master: http://www.uio.no/english/studies/admission/master/documentation-requirements/nigeria.html

Emerald988: Pls someone should translate 'how are u dis evening' in yoruba for me.

Bawo l'irole? (How is the evening?)
There might be another way to say it.

Are you still in need to help? I live in Norway and can do research for you.

seunfly: ju is much.
Apere:
Mo feran re ju
i like you so much
Mo mon ilu wa ju o lo
i know our city more than you
Ile re wan ju ti wa lo
your house is more expensive than ours.

Se oti ye O?

okee, e se pupo.

Mo wo iwe oro, sugbon mo ko wa awon oro die ri.

- Lerin
- Hun
- Kiwa (ki wa?)
- Kon (ko nlo, be go?)
- Gan

Mo ko mò yii (oro ora):
O ti pa mi lerin ju pelu ijinle yoruba ti iwo omo yi hun so.

O gba itumo oro mi, kiwa lode ti o fi hun bere re?

Oti gbo ede wa gan o, koda o gbo ju awon kon lo.


forgive me oo, i dont understand everything unless it is written like i know it. I hope i will be able to understand more and more without relying on spelling. Also, the verb "ye". I don't understand fully how it works. For example (I understand): o ye mi. Why is it written like this?

F.ex: emi ko ye o gbogbo. Is this wrong? Ko ye mi o gbogbo. Is this the right form?

seunfly: O ti pa mi lerin ju pelu ijinle yoruba ti iwo omo yi hun so.

O gba itumo oro mi, kiwa lode ti o fi hun bere re?

Oti gbo ede wa gan o, koda o gbo ju amon kon lo.

Mo gbaiyanju ye awon oro re, sugbon emi ko ye o gbogbo. (kini itumo "ju"?)

Le(se?) o tu?

Who can dress like Eyo?

too funny!

i think its more like typing mistake/slack.

Have you heard May D and Davido - Bless me (Olouwa dey bless me)

Onow I'm getting money, now I know your love is true.

abeg, what has money to do with God's love?

Davido - all of you
I AM BIGGA THAN ALL OF YOU.

Davido - Dami Duro
EMA DAMI DURO, EMI OMO BABA OLOWO.

Catchy. But why does he feel the constant need to prove himself?

The problem is with attitudes. A lot of Nigerians don't care for their own language. Even big languages such as Yoruba and Igbo can go extinct if parents don't start teaching their kids the language. They think English is cool and gives you a "higher status". So much foolishness.

Nevertheless, this is a good move. There's also a small online dictionary: http://coral.lili.uni-bielefeld.de/Courses/Summer04/Lexicography/IbibioDictionary/ibibio_dictionary01.pdf

Maybe this is a good time to start garri pirate business.

maybe this would explain why the somalis have so many pirate ships. maybe they are all for garri.

To be honest, stories are heard from both sides (men and women) which is why there's a perfect balance: both have something to complain about; one weights up for the other.

However, on an individual basis, people just need to put more thought into who they really want to be with. I guess there's both wishful thinking from women and men, and douchebags/douchettes. Though, I wouldn't dear to start generalizing from a very subjective point of view, I guess there is some truth in the tendencies you are mentioning.

seunfly: orisirisi orin yi lowa ewo lohnu so nibe?

hmm, ko ye mi.

Se o beere: there are different versions of the song, which one is that?
lohnu - kini itumo oro yii ni ede geesi?

Ori lo m'olola.
Ori l'o m'ola.

Boya ma a d'olola l'ola
Ori lo mo

Kini l'oruko orin naa?

franchizy: Nigeria won by luck, d Ref was so bias, Liberia played a good game

lol, who are you? only a monkey would say 6-1 is luck.

This is goood, so happy when i saw the results!

ahah! White kids don't come back to Nigeria? What kind of nonsense is this talk sef? They are half Nigerian, and labeling humans in this way is a bad attitiude. I would start with fixing that.

My advice is to stay in contact with the children as often as you can. Unless you have custody, there is nothing more you can do.

Stay in frequent contact and wait for them to age to make a decicison.

I do get angry sometimes for no reason at all. It is not necessarily a bad thing to be angry, as long as you don't do anything regrettable while being under the effect.

Try to undermine it by thinking about the consequences. Everytime you get angry sit down ask yourself "why did I get angry?"
As already mentioned, read the Bible and pray to God. Even if you are not a Christian, it can be good to let it all out sometimes.

This is interesting.

I wonder why I have not read this is any history book. Nevertheless, to me, it is unimaginable, what kind of mind must be present for humans to enslave their own. So this, an African slavery, is detestable. I do wonder though, why the emphasis of this specific happening is not as well-spread as African slavery. Maybe it is so that they are even more ashamed of enslaving their own people?

I was watching a video of Titilayo speaking about learning Yoruba. She mentions that a lot of Yoruba people (especially youths) use a mix of two languages. She mentioned basic terms such as fèrèsé - window, which people now don't even know what means, and will use "window" instead. I was immediately saddened by this. How can people not understand the value of their mother tongue? There even is a child in the video that does not want to speak Yoruba. Right now I am struggling to learn myself a Nigerian language because my parents never did.
It saddens me that I might never be able to speak like a native speaker, but I will do everything to achieve that goal. When I hear about people who cannot speak their mother tongue sufficiently, without mixing in English words, it both angers and saddens me. I understand that much of this is the governments fault, for not promoting or making it possible to completel studies more easily in these languages. However, both children and parents must have a mind for themselves, no?

This raised a couple of questions in my mind:

- When you lose your mother tongue, what are you? A speaker of a language that does not compliment who you are?

- How can people be so ignorant? Especially parents.

- Why is it so that the elite thinks English is a better language, and people foolishly follow?

- What is a nation without its language(s)?

I would appreciate answers to these questions, and perhaps some insight from people whose parents didn't teach them their mother tongue or/and are experiencing the pressure from English.

Soruces:

About Yorùbá and its dying words: http://www.njas.helsinki.fi/pdf-files/vol14num3/fabunmi.pdf

Titilayo (she has more than one video, very interesting to see here level of speech):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hTZ_mS7TsI

Why have they started casting their videos in Miami? Davido had his song "Ekuro" shot in Miami as well. Is it not common sense to support Nigeria when she needs it the most?

But the song is lovely.

I keep thinking: why would anyone do such a thing? Stealing their phones and laptops, OK, but killing them by setting them on fire? I hope one day such crimes will be non-existant in Nigeria. Such people needs to be put in jail forever.

May they rest in peace.

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Yes, I am aware.

My book says l' (ni) means either be, say or at (a place). So, what does l'owo mean? For example: l'oja (at market). The meaning is clear to me, but in l'owo it is not.

Iya mi yoo fun mi l'owo. My mother will give money. I don't understand why l' has to be added to this sentence.

Hello!

I don't understand the following:

Iya mi yoo fun mi l'owo. What does the l' mean? I'm aware of the ellisions which can mean say, at and be from "ni" or l without the ' which means have. I can fully understand the sentence as a whole, but the l' puzzles me.