Literary and Poetic Yoruba

Yorùbá Àṣà-Ìwé àti Ewì

About this concept

Classical Yoruba literature, praise poetry (oríkì), and Ifá oral poetry. Features archaic vocabulary, complex metaphors, tonal punning, and rhythmic patterns not found in modern speech.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~35 cards at level C2.

Examples

Ọ̀rúnmìlà, ẹlẹ́rìí ìpín. (Ifá poetry)Orunmila, witness of fate. (from Ifa divination verse)

Ibí tí a ti ń bọ̀ là ń lọ.Where we come from is where we are going. (philosophical/poetic)

Ọmọ aráyé, ẹ wò ó! (oríkì style)People of the world, behold! (praise poetry style)

Prerequisite

Proverbs and Idiomatic ExpressionsC1

More C2 concepts

Dialectal VariationÌyàtọ̀ Èdè Àdúgbò Colloquial and Modern YorubaYorùbá Òde Òní àti Ọ̀rọ̀ Ìtàgé Bureaucratic and Legal LanguageÈdè Ìjọba àti Òfin Ifá Verses and Divinatory LanguageẸsẹ Ifá àti Èdè Àtẹnudá

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