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  2. Category:Yoruba words and phrases - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Yoruba words and phrases" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Abiku;

  3. Yoruba language - Wikipedia

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    Some common Arabic words used in Yoruba are names of the days such as Atalata (الثلاثاء) for Tuesday, Alaruba (الأربعاء) for Wednesday, Alamisi (الخميس) for Thursday, and Jimoh (الجمعة, Jumu'ah) for Friday. By far, Ọjọ́ Jimoh is the most favourably used. This is because eti, the

  4. Omoluwabi - Wikipedia

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    The Omoluwabi concept is an adjectival Yoruba phrase, which has the words - "Omo + ti + Olu-iwa + bi" as its components. Literally translated and taken separately, omo means 'child', ti means 'that or which', Olu-iwa meaning the chief or master of Iwa (character), bi means 'born'. When combined, Omoluabi translates as "the child begotten by the ...

  5. Anjemi - Wikipedia

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    The Maghrebi script was preferred, meaning that for the letter fāʾ has its dot written underneath, ڢـ ڢ ‎; and the letter qāf has its dots reduced from two to one, ڧـ ڧ ‎. The Arabic letter bāʾ, ب ‎ is used for representing the sound [b], but also two uniquely Yoruba consonants [p] and [ɡ͡b].

  6. Japa (slang) - Wikipedia

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    Japa (/ j ɑː k p ə /) is a Yoruba language word used as a Nigerian slang term that has gained widespread usage among Nigerian youths. [1] [2] The term is used to describe the act of escaping, fleeing, or disappearing quickly from a situation, often in a hasty and urgent manner.

  7. Aṣẹ - Wikipedia

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    Aṣẹ, àṣẹ [1], aṣe [2], ase, or ashe is a Yoruba philosophy that is defined to represent the power that makes things happen and produces change in the Yoruba religion. It is believed to be given by Olódùmarè to everything — gods, ancestors , spirits, humans, animals, plants, rocks, rivers, and voiced words such as songs, prayers ...

  8. Ọlọrun - Wikipedia

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    From the Yoruba language, Olorun's name is a contraction of the words oní (which denotes ownership or rulership) and ọ̀run (which means the Heavens, abode of the spirits). Another name, Olodumare, comes from the phrase "O ní odù mà rè" meaning "the owner of the source of creation that does not become empty," "or the All Sufficient".

  9. Oyinbo - Wikipedia

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    Oyinbo is a Yoruba word used to refer to white people. [1] [2] [3] The word is popular in Nigeria among other groups as well and variation of Oyibo is also used.The word is generally understood by most Nigerian and many Africans due to popularity of Nollywood and Nigerian pop culture.