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Culture / Re: Yoruba Obas: I Stand By My Ranking — Alake by dontea: 6:38pm On Feb 10, 2016
kaybababa:
Oba (ruler)
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Oba is the word for King in the Yoruba language of contemporary West Africa Nigeria. Kings in Yorubaland are known as Obas, for example Oba Sijuade of Ile ife, Oba Aromoralan of Ijeshaland, Oba Adeyemi of Oyo, Oba Eriediewa of Benin. The Benin people adopted the word from the Yoruba. The Benin word for King is Ogie or Ogiso changed to Oba when Eweka l son of yoruba prince Oranmiyan came to the throne in Benin.
pls let them know oooo, Benin row sayin oba is Benin language, that Yoruba adopted it

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Culture / Re: Yoruba Obas: I Stand By My Ranking — Alake by dontea: 6:35pm On Feb 10, 2016
Benin will neva accept dey came from Yoruba lailai, awon Omo odudua
Romance / Re: What's The First Thing That Attracts You To The Opposite Sex? by dontea: 7:09am On Feb 10, 2016
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