IWURE/ISURE
IWURE/ISURE Iwure, breaking down the words would give us iwu and ire which mean to bring forth/unearth and goodness/blessings . Isure on the other hand is from isu and ire which means to come/break forth from underneath a surface and goodness/blessings respectively. The unearthing and breaking forth come from the ground (ile), holds important significance […]
Movie Review: MAGUN-THUNDER BOAT
MAGUN-THUNDER BOAT I set out to watch Magun Thunderbolt as it came highly recommended but accidentally watched Magun Thunderboat instead. After watching for a bit, I realised that I seemed to be watching something else but did not think it fair to discard Magun Thunderboat without giving it a chance. Magun Thunderboat is available on […]
How The Yoruba Language Came to Be – Bí ède Yorùbá ṣe ṣeẹ̀dá
This is the story according to a Yoruba tale of how language came to be in short picture form. Do let me know how your language believes language came to be in the comment section! Love0 Share Tweet Share Pin
The Yoruba Creation Story
In the beginning…. In the beginning, there was only the sky above and waters below, and this was ruled by the mighty Orisha, the council of gods. Olorun ruled the sky above and Olokun was master of all that was in the waters below. One day, a god named Obatala decided to create dry land. […]