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Palace Courtyards in Iléṣà: A Melting Point of Traditional Yorùbá Architecture
Yoruba Studies Review, 2021 The Yorùbá courtyard is an important architectural space in traditional Yorùbá architecture that has not received adequate scholarly attention. This paper examines the courtyards in the palace of certain chiefs and Ọwá Obòkun in Iléṣà, in southwest ...
Stephen Fọlárànmí, B. Ademuleya
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A cross-cultural analysis of communication patterns between two cultures in Southwest Nigeria
Inkanyiso, 2017 Communication scholars estimate that two-thirds of communications are influenced by the culture of the communicator. On this basis, this study examined the Igbo and Yoruba socio-cultural relationships as they influence the management of their ...
Olugbenga Elegbe, Ifeoma Nwachukwu
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Yoruba Studies ReviewÒgún, Ọba and Ọ̀ràmfẹ̀ festivals are the most elaborately celebrated festivals in Oǹdó Kingdom, for their spiritual and social significance.
Mercy Ayo Fasehun, Ilufoye Fawole Ojo
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Journal of Language and Education, 2017 The paper investigated the local implementation of the National Policy of Education (NPE) on the use of mother tongues or the languages of the immediate community.
Akintoye Japhet
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Frontiers in Oral HealthCultural beliefs and practices influence oral health behaviors in Africa, where traditions around health are deeply woven into daily life and community values.
M. Foláyan +8 more
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Yorùbá vowel deletion involves compensatory lengthening: Evidence from phonetics
Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus, 2020 A phonetic study of Yoruba vowel deletion shows that the vowel that remains after deletion is slightly but significantly longer than a short vowel in non-deletional contexts ...
Danis, Nick
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Education sciencesThere is an ongoing global call for culturally responsive pedagogy that helps promote inclusivity in education. Yet, indigenous languages and literature are heavily marginalized in Nigeria’s Western education system. For instance, many students have poor
I. Akinsola
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Yoruba Studies ReviewMythology and the supernatural are deeply intertwined, offering a rich tapestry of beliefs and stories across cultures. Mythology is a powerful tool for understanding human culture, beliefs, and the enduring fascination with the supernatural. The film, ‘
Christiana Oluremi Olutunde
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Challenge of Translating “Snow” In Yoruba Bible and Its Influence on Congregational Singing Among Yoruba Christian Worshipers [PDF]
Journal of Mother-Tongue Biblical Hermeneutics and Theology, 2020 The word snow in Isaiah 1:18b which was transliterated as sno in the second line of the refrain of the hymn “What Can Wash Away My Sins?” in Yoruba Baptist hymnal poses a challenge of understanding to Yoruba Christians who lacked the expression of snow ...
Gabriel Oyeniyi
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From Iseyin to Irkutsk: Alateorun and the Symbolic Foundations of Russia–Africa Dialogue [PDF]
Ученые записки Института Африки Российской академии наукMasquerades in African societies, particularly among the Yoruba of Iseyin in Nigeria, function as conduits of ancestral memory, moral instruction, and socio-political commentary.
ABIMBOLA Damilola Waliyullahi +3 more
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