#Madeinnigeria @UN #Motherlanguageday #Yoruba #Edeyoruba - Yoruba is a pluricentric language spoken in West Africa, mainly in Nigeria. The number of speakers of Yoruba is estimated at over 30 million principally in Nigeria and Benin Republic. With communities in other parts of Africa, the Americas, and Europe, it is estimated that there are over 40 million Yoruba primary and secondary language speakers, with several other millions of speakers outside Nigeria, making it one the most widely spoken African languages globally.

In Nigeria, Yoruba, a tonal language, is closely related to the Itsekiri language spoken in the Niger Delta, and to Igala, spoken in Central Nigeria. Globally, a variety of the Yoruba language, Lucumi, is the liturgical language of the Santeria religion of the Caribbean, while many Yoruba words are used in the Afro-Brazilian religion known as Candomble.

To mark UN International Mother Tongue Day, and the UN World Day Of Social Justice, Wellbeing Foundation Africa Founder Toyin Saraki joins NTA's "Obinrin To Dàngàjià" to share an anti-domestic violence message on Respectful Relationships in her mother tongue, Yoruba.

"Obinrin tò Dàngàjià - Ose kòkò ninu igbàgbògbò àt àjin re àrà. Ile àbòbò àti ònà àbàyò Làti fi iyàjije kòsin se pàtò ninu Abà jògbe òni jàgidijàgàn: Abà se pò tò"

"Respectful Relationships - Whilst invaluable in terms of saving lives and promoting wellbeing, safe-houses and exit plans to leave an abusive situation are not the primary safeguard against Intimate Partner Violence: Respectful Relationships are. By educating children and adolescents on the importance of respect, independence, and compassion in their interpersonal relationships, we can build the capability, harness the wisdom, and embrace the kindness to facilitate a fairer society for all genders. Let's save lives and change the world for the better." - Toyin Saraki, UN International Mother Tongue Day, 2017.


#madeinnigeria @UN #motherlanguageday #yoruba #edeyoruba - Yoruba is a pluricentric language spoken in West Africa, mainly in Nigeria. The number of speakers of Yoruba is estimated at over 30 million principally in Nigeria and Benin Republic. With communities in other parts of Africa, the Americas, and Europe, it is estimated that there are over 40 million Yoruba primary and secondary language speakers, with several other millions of speakers outside Nigeria, making it one the most widely spoken African languages globally.

In Nigeria, Yoruba, a tonal language, is closely related to the Itsekiri language spoken in the Niger Delta, and to Igala, spoken in Central Nigeria. Globally, a variety of the Yoruba language, Lucumi, is the liturgical language of the Santeria religion of the Caribbean, while many Yoruba words are used in the Afro-Brazilian religion known as Candomble.

To mark UN International Mother Tongue Day, and the UN World Day Of Social Justice, Wellbeing Foundation Africa Founder Toyin Saraki joins NTA's "Obinrin To Dàngàjià" to share an anti-domestic violence message on Respectful Relationships in her mother tongue, Yoruba.

"Obinrin tò Dàngàjià - Ose kòkò ninu igbàgbògbò àt àjin re àrà. Ile àbòbò àti ònà àbàyò Làti fi iyàjije kòsin se pàtò ninu Abà jògbe òni jàgidijàgàn: Abà se pò tò"

"Respectful Relationships - Whilst invaluable in terms of saving lives and promoting wellbeing, safe-houses and exit plans to leave an abusive situation are not the primary safeguard against Intimate Partner Violence: Respectful Relationships are. By educating children and adolescents on the importance of respect, independence, and compassion in their interpersonal relationships, we can build the capability, harness the wisdom, and embrace the kindness to facilitate a fairer society for all genders. Let's save lives and change the world for the better." - Toyin Saraki, UN International Mother Tongue Day, 2017.

I thought the sarakis were fulani

aljharem:
I thought the sarakis were fulani

what a daft question,you dey hear BUKOLA saraki,TOYIN saraki,GBEMISOLA saraki...you still they thought say dem be fulani

a lot of daft people dey ruin nairaland politics section

Mrs Saraki the great advocate always using her voice to fight for the cause of the helpless.
God Bless the work of your hands, Amen.

A must watch video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IKUfo-ROwg&feature=youtu.be