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What Is The Origin Of The Name Yoruba by lawani: 5:10pm On Sep 24
Origin of the word Yoruba.

The word is of Islamic origin in Mali. It means people who.have a high civilization without having religion. It was used to describe people of the Oyo empire but it would have included IJESA, Ijebu and etc in Mali because they would not have been able to tell.the difference.
The word was in my opinion gotten from Europa meaning Europe because Europe was a region that was civilized without submitting to Allah. It came to be used by Malian Muslims for Yoruba people because they were the same way. Europa originally meant west of Phoenicia. It was a Phoenician word. Europe is west of Phoenicia.

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Re: What Is The Origin Of The Name Yoruba by BlackfireX: 5:22pm On Sep 24
grin


Should we tell him
Re: What Is The Origin Of The Name Yoruba by Afonjudas: 5:24pm On Sep 24
From the first sentence, you can tell that this is absolute hogwash because Yoruba are historically known to be very religious with their steadfast belief in juju.


The word yoruba was coined by Oduduwa after a fight with Angel Michael over the smell of Iru in heaven. The archangel, enraged by the combined dirtiness and offensive odour, grabbed Oduduwa and kicked him down to earth and he landed in Ile Ife, screaming "nitori iru ba?!" all the way down, which translates to "is it because of iru?".

This scream was heard all the way of his fall from heaven to hell (Ile Ife) and it echoed all over the earth as 'toriruba and riruba. The echo was mistranslated as Yaruba, Yaribah and later Yoruba.
Re: What Is The Origin Of The Name Yoruba by Christistruth02: 9:40pm On Sep 24
Oyo Oba
Which means same as Oyo Alaafin
But the Egbas told the Christian Missionaries it was actually Oyo Ori Oba
Which means Head of the Kings
Re: What Is The Origin Of The Name Yoruba by Padipadi: 5:59pm On Nov 06
Afonjudas:
From the first sentence, you can tell that this is absolute hogwash because Yoruba are historically known to be very religious with their steadfast belief in juju.


The word yoruba was coined by Oduduwa after a fight with Angel Michael over the smell of Iru in heaven. The archangel, enraged by the combined dirtiness and offensive odour, grabbed Oduduwa and kicked him down to earth and he landed in Ile Ife, screaming "nitori iru ba?!" all the way down, which translates to "is it because of iru?".

This scream was heard all the way of his fall from heaven to hell (Ile Ife) and it echoed all over the earth as 'toriruba and riruba. The echo was mistranslated as Yaruba, Yaribah and later Yoruba.
History you no know. So you opened this unfortunate account for trolling. Diddy must drill ya anus

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Re: What Is The Origin Of The Name Yoruba by 1Sharon(f): 10:09pm On Nov 10
lawani:
Origin of the word Yoruba.

The word is of Islamic origin in Mali. It means people who.have a high civilization without having religion. It was used to describe people of the Oyo empire but it would have included IJESA, Ijebu and etc in Mali because they would not have been able to tell.the difference.
The word was in my opinion gotten from Europa meaning Europe because Europe was a region that was civilized without submitting to Allah. It came to be used by Malian Muslims for Yoruba people because they were the same way. Europa originally meant west of Phoenicia. It was a Phoenician word. Europe is west of Phoenicia.


In what Malian language?
Re: What Is The Origin Of The Name Yoruba by lawani: 2:32am On Nov 11
1Sharon:



In what Malian language?
Not in a local Malian language but in Arabic.
Re: What Is The Origin Of The Name Yoruba by 1Sharon(f): 3:00am On Nov 11
lawani:

Not in a local Malian language but in Arabic.

What is the root word in Arabic?

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Re: What Is The Origin Of The Name Yoruba by lawani: 1:56pm On Nov 11
1Sharon:


What is the root word in Arabic?
I don't know the root word in Arabic. My post said it originally was Europa which meant west of Phoenician. The Phoenician language can be described as the ancestor of Arabic
Re: What Is The Origin Of The Name Yoruba by infocentre: 12:58pm On Nov 15
I found this article online regarding Yoruba culture

The Yoruba people, predominantly found in southwestern Nigeria, are one of the largest ethnic groups in Africa, with a population exceeding 40 million. The Yoruba cultural heritage is woven with elements of history, language, religion, art, music, and social structures that provide a fascinating insight into their way of life.

You can read more on: https://www.yorubalibrary.com/forum/articles/2024/june/15/origin_of_yoruba_people.html

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