Ẹ KÚ ÀBỌ̀ · WELCOME
The living heritage of the Yorùbá people
Spirituality, language, art and celebration, shared by a community that keeps them alive in Yorubaland and across the diaspora.
ṢÀWÁRÍ · DISCOVER
Four doors into Yorùbá culture
Ẹ̀sìn ìbílẹ̀
Òrìṣà & Ifá
The deities, the wisdom of Ọ̀rúnmìlà and the Odù that guide a life.
Èdè Yorùbá
Language & proverbs
Tones, greetings, oríkì praise poetry and the òwe that carry wisdom.
Iṣẹ́ ọnà
Arts & craft
Adire, aṣọ òkè weaving, beadwork, carving and the talking drum.
Ọdún
Festivals & food
Ọ̀ṣun Òṣogbo, Ẹ̀gúngún, naming days, and the table that brings people together.
“Àgbà kì í wà lọ́jà, kí orí ọmọ títún wọ́.”
An elder does not stay in the market and let a child's head-tie sit crooked.
Òwe Yorùbá · On the duty of elders to guide the young
OṢÙ YÌÍ · THIS MONTH
Stories and gatherings
ỌRỌ̀ ÒNÍ · WORD OF THE DAY
Àṣẹ
/ à-ṣẹ / · low tone, mid tone
The power to make things happen. Said at the close of a prayer or blessing, it means “so be it”.
Ẹ kú àárọ̀
Good morning
Ẹ ṣé
Thank you
Báwo ni?
How are you?
Ó dàbọ̀
Goodbye
Ẹ jẹ́ ká jọ ṣe é — let's do it together
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