Muoyo's Intro Yoruba Final Presentation

[Olùkọ́ Ọbádélé]

Mo gbôdö kô Yorùbá kí n bá lè ní ìdàgbàsókè. Nítorí náà, mo fê kô æ nísìnyí. Bí ènìyàn kò bá gbô èdè ara rë, báwo ni ó «e máa mæ à«à rë ìbílë, Tí olúwarë fi máa
ní ìpín nínú à«à rë ìbílë? Ta ní mæ iye ohun tí kò níí yé mi?

Mo gbô pé nígbà tí mo jê æmædé, mo gbô Yorùbá, «ùgbôn nígbà tí mo bërë ilé ëkô pëlú àwæn ÷gbê mi, òyìnbó nìkan ni mo ñ sæ lójoojúmô, mo sì gbàgbé gbogbo ohun tí mo gbô. Nígbà tí mo ñ læ sí Nàìjíríyà, púpö nínú àwæn ÷bí mi àti àwæn ènìyàn tí mo bá pàdé ni ó máa ñ fi mí «e yëyê... Tí wôn ñ pè mí ní òyìnbó tàbí æmæ ìlú Ámêríkà. Örö náà ni mí lára púpö, «ùgbôn kí ni mo lè «e? Èrò ækàn mi ni pé wôn ñ j÷ ælá pé èdè tí wôn sæ dàgbà nìy÷n. »ùgbôn, ìy÷n kô ni kókó örö. Kí n má gbàgbê ohun tí mo fê sæ.

Æmæ Yorùbá ni mí, Mo sì gbàgbô pé à«à wa ìbílë dára púpö. Mo mö pé, ÷bí tí ó dára púpö ni a bí mi sí. Mo fê kí gbogbo ë yé mi dáradára, Kí o lè máa yé mi bí ìyá mi àgbà bá ñ pa ìtàn tí wôn fi dápara. Ìdí nìyí tí mo fi gbôdö kô Yorùbá.


Learning Yoruba is an important aspect of my personal development, and I want to take care of it now. If one does not understand their own language, how can they fully participate in their culture? And how much would I miss out on?

Apparently when I was a young child, I was able to speak and understand Yoruba, but once I started attending school with my peers, I spoke only English on a daily basis, and my skills faded away. When I would visit Nigeria, many of my family members and people I encountered would tease me.. Calling me white or American because I could not communicate using the language. This bothered me tremendously, but what could I do? I've always felt they had the unfair advantage of being brought up where they HAD to speak it, but that's besides the point.. Let me not get off track.

I am a child of the Yoruba. And I believe that we have a beautiful culture. And I know that I have a beautiful family. I just want to be able to appreciate it all fully, down to my Grandma's storytelling humor. That is why I must learn Yoruba