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Shodh Sari, 2023 This study finds out the effects of the various levels of superstitious beliefs and syncretic practices on Yoruba Muslims. It determines the cause and effects of superstitious beliefs and syncretism on spiritual development of Muslims with a view to ...
Dr Adigun Wasilat Fayokemi
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The Nexus between Performance, Aesthetics and Philosophical Motifs in Indigenous Festivals / Yerli Festivallerinde Performans, Estetik ve Felsefi Motifler Arasındaki Bağlantı [PDF]
Folklor/Edebiyat, 2023 The idea of expediency that is identified with the two mythical sisters that were abducted during the era of slavery and slave trade may have been constructed to sensitise folks about the need to be prepared at all times and probably informed by their
Segun Omosule
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I am hated, therefore I am: The Enemy in Yorùbá Imaginary
Yoruba Studies Review, 2021 This essay will study how the Yorùbá conceptualize “ọ̀tá” or the enemy, a trope that recurs in various cultural phenomena such as music, prayers, and other social rituals. The Yorùbá worldview of the enemy has profound implications on the way they frame
Abimbola Adelakun
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Reappraising the Reincarnation Debate in an African Culture: A Conceptual Clarification [PDF]
E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social SciencesThis paper re-examines the reincarnation debate within the African cultural context, with a focus on the Yoruba people of southwestern Nigeria and the Nguni people of Southern Africa. The reincarnation debate has generated the query that the term/concept
Akinpelu A. Oyekunle +1 more
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African Journal of Nephrology, 2022 Introduction: The perception of death differs by region, culture, religion, and ethnic group in Nigeria. These differences can affect the consent rate for cadaveric transplantation.
Jacob O Awobusuyi
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Èdè Àyàn: The Language of Àyàn in Yorùbá Art and Ritual of Egúngún
Yoruba Studies Review, 2021 Kò séní m’èdè Àyàn Bí ení mú kò ̣ ̣ǹgó ̣ è ̣ lówọ́ No one understands the language of Àyàn Better than the drummer who holds the gong in his hand Yorùbá maxim From the Yorùbá oral historical, mythological, and ontological, abstract lines of ...
O. Famule
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LSTM-based deep learning model for named entity recognition in Yoruba language with events
, 2023 Named entity recognition is a critical component of narrative understanding, and its challenges are amplified in underresourced languages such as Yoruba.
Jonathan Omisore
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The Yoruba News as a Political Tool and Avenue for Cultural Revival
Yoruba Studies Review, 2021 The Yorubà News, published by Obasa ̣, co-pioneered journalism, nay publishing, in Yorùbá language in southwestern Nigeria. Based in Ìbàdan and ̀ published by Ìlarè Printers, ̣́ The Yorùbá News, a bi-lingual serial in English and Yorùba ...
A. Bo̩larinwa
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Cultural identity in the throes of modernity: an appraisal of Yemoja among the Yoruba in Nigeria
Inkanyiso, 2015 Culture is a complex and dynamic phenomenon through which a particular group of people is identified. Thus, each Nigerian community possesses certain unique cultural traits which uphold the solidarity of the community in a changing situation.
Adetunbi R. Ogunleye
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On Pronunciation in a Multilingual Dictionary: The Case of Lukumi, Olukumi and Yoruba Dictionary
Lexikos, 2020 This study centres on reflecting the pronunciation of lemmas in a proposed multilingual dictionary of Lukumi, Olukumi and Yoruba. It shows how the differences and similarities in their pronunciation can be displayed in the proposed dictionary.
Joy O. Uguru, Chukwuma O. Okeke
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