Nubala Ifá Library
Èdè Yorùbá: A Language of the Ancestors
A Practical Guide to Yoruba for the African Diaspora
Babalawo Olodu Ifadahunsi Egundiran Obafemi Alladahanou
- Extent
- 68 pages
- Format
- Paperback 6×9 · Kindle
- Language
- English
- Status
- Coming soon
<p><strong>Ìdí ọ̀rọ̀ ni ìmọ̀; ìdí ìmọ̀ ni èdè — the root of speech is understanding; the root of understanding is language.</strong></p><p>A practical first course in Yorùbá written for the diaspora. It begins where it must: the alphabet, the vowels English does not have, and the tone marks that decide meaning. From there, greetings and daily speech, the vocabulary of ceremony, and the grammar needed to pray, sing, and address the Òrìṣà correctly.</p><p>This is a working guide, not a linguistics survey. Everything included is here because a practitioner needs it — to hear what is said in the ilé, to answer, and to speak to the Òrìṣà in the language they were addressed in first.</p><p>Part of the Nubala Ifá Library.</p>
