yoruba all the way. We are the best in Africa. We don't force ourselves to be part of some country like igbos ( olori flat ) always Force themselves into history of Israel. Yoruba lagba adie funfun lagba awalagba.

lebron7:

Mtchew...... Benin people; third wheel of Nigeria

third wheel of Nigeria? You don't have to see that the poster is Igbo?

gregyboy:

oduduwa was a benin prince and he was not a god as the yoruba presumed him to be

prince of who ? Guy abeggi accept Truth, oromiyan one of odudua son was the father Beni. We are your father not your prince

Westtimeline:
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Useless Benin, always want to be noticed. You will find your descendants in Italy doing ashawo.

Benin useless abi? When has Benin ever claim Yoruba to be their descendants? Is the issue not only oduduwa ile ife and Benin? Cant you see the Poster is Igbo

omoadeleye:


Brazoba

you must be kidding,brazoba fall on you there

Westtimeline:
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Useless Benin, always want to be noticed. You will find your descendants in Italy doing ashawo.

Bro you wicked,how can descendants be doing Ashawi in Italy.

chigo5:
actually Wat he said is true, in Brazil race is not done genetically, they use skin tone, some one like Barack Obama will not b called black but pardo(mixed race) there a lot of white people with black skin whose ancestor's are mostly white That c dem self's as black, in a family some will b black skinned, white skinned and brown skinned, Brazil is not like USA where people usually marry from there race alone, there in Brazil everyone almost Hv some ancestors from oda race be it Indian, Asian, Europe and Africa, u can b white but genetically u r black, tomorrow u have children u will b surprised that one of dem is darker than odas, look at the picture of those Yoruba decents, some looks white, mixed and black, former Chelsea player Ramirez might b white after all.

Lol I know all this
Only few ppl on nairaland can argue with me on history
I've read about almost all country on earth
So I know what he was saying
He was trying to derail d thread
I'm the last person u should be telling all these

Las las all this pple don dey practice and accept our culture pass us self...cuba own na e plenty pass

Very well. BBC Yoruba did a small piece on the Yoruba community in Brazil sometime last year (i'll put it below). Even Ooni of Ife was there last year. If you have time, I strongly recommend you read a book called A History Of The Yoruba People by Prof. Akintoye. Among many other things, the Yoruba diaspora in Brazil is covered in detail in this book.

https://www.instagram.com/bbcnewsyoruba/p/BpghKysHUf2/?hl=bg

osusuallstars:
Do they speak and understand Yoruba

Very interesting, it's on my bucket list to visit the Yoruba community in Brazil, I would feel very accomplished if I do so in my life.

Gaddafithe2nd:

Thanks for sharing this video. There was a day, I watched one documentary called; "My Cuba" one of the episodes focused on the Cubans of African descent. Their Yoruba is a bit similar to the standard Yoruba, but there are variations in which it is spoken/written just like any other languages. One needs to listen attentively when they speak.

Of course, listening attentively AND by context. Even in Nigeria, there are so many Yoruba dialects that are almost impossible to comprehend

Westtimeline:
Ife is Yoruba city. The head of your obas is being buried in ife. Fact

good for you people.

Yoruba didn't originate from Benin like the Igbo poster said, Yoruba has their own ancestry. So don't ever insult Benin.

Backward Yoruba, oba heads kill you there

omohz:


oga keep quite , oranmiya is the son of izoduwa who you guys call oduduwa, he was a banish prince who ran to ile-ife , get your face right , the first rulers of benin are the ogiso

Oduduwa is a Yoruba Oba..he wasn't banished from anywhere. A criminal cannot become an Oba in ife.

Oduduwa was 1000 years before ORANMIYAN was born.

Edo people lied to you.

shadeyinka:

Of course, listening attentively AND by context. Even in Nigeria, there are so many Yoruba dialects that are almost impossible to comprehend

Exactly! Till today when an Ekiti or Ikale man/woman is speaking I will just keep quiet to listen to what he or she is saying.

arazanbal:



who told you he was the first oba of binis, the ogiso's existed even before is father

Read your history the first Oba of Benin is Oranmiyan and he even renamed Benin to the present name.

Ogisos dynasty is dead and dead forever. Our Obaship reign supreme in Benin.

Unlimitk:

Do u know that the now known lagos state was taken out of remo land and ijebu land in ogun state
Places like sagamu had their land carved into Ogun state and places like ikorodu are part of ijebu land
Most of Lagos now were taken out of ogun state and Lagos is d smallest state in Nigeria
There are many kings in Lagos who don't make noise like oba of Lagos, saying that because he is called oba of Lagos then he controls all of Lagos is a lie
The Lagos oba of Lagos control is very small
Ask anybody
Do u know of oba of elegushi
Oba of ikorodu and so on
Awori ppl are the owner of most of Lagos
The area in Lagos that was under Benin ppl was very small
Do u know there is a place called abule egba in Lagos?
Abule means village in Yoruba language,egba ppl are mostly in Abeokuta in Ogun state, but abule egba was their land before
Many places in the now known Lagos had no influence from Benin
The place oba of Lagos has domain over in Lagos is very small
It is because of d name Lagos,everybody thinks he control everywhere in Lagos
Saying Lagos is Bini land is dumb and stupid
Awori and egba and ijebu ppl land in Lagos alone is more than 70% of Lagos
Are they Benin ppl?

The actual title is even Eleko of Eko, and Eko is no more than Lagos Island. It was cleverly twisted to 'Oba' of Lagos for political (expansionist) reasons.

That idīot talking about Benin did not take note of the significant fact that the current Eleko was so sloppy with facts that he quoted his paternal grandmother, by birth a Bini woman married into the Eleko royal family and therefore not in any way qualified to make pronouncements on their history.

Sundaygeorge:
What is the name of the tribe...in Brazil,that descend from Yoruba

it’s called "afonja tribe"

Gratefulheart01:


I think it was during the slave-trade migration, not only Brazil but other countries too. Then lots of Yorubas indegene of other africa countries like Togo, Benin republic and co.

But the most wide spread Nigerian tribe are the Hausa/fulanis. I think there usual illiteracy, religious fanaticism and the rest is why no one is talking about them.

Ghana been making efforts to drive out the ga fulani tribe out of Ghana since.

Nope. Continental breakaway caused it. We were all neighbours before the sea parted us and the land drifted apart. Think of your next village breaking away and drifting apart.

Mraphel:

ORANMIYAN the first Oba of Benin traces his Origin to ile ife

Good old nostagic history.We were taught all these in school of yore,the fascination and spell bound it held was legendary.My history teacher then in school was more of an actor and an orator.He brought history close to you.Can't say about present day curriculum.

shadeyinka:

They speak a version of Yoruba!
It's very difficult to comprehend but the similarity is very high.




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQBG_0ShlUs

Check this out

Cc: compton11

They don't 'speak' a version of Yoruba, they speak Spanish. Lucumi is a liturgical language. Nobody uses it for everyday interaction, it's just like an ancient Roman citizen (a native Latin speaker) being fascinated by the corrupted accent & enunciation of a Nigerian Roman Catholic priest conducting mass in Latin.

Cowards

Lol

Mraphel:

Oduduwa is a Yoruba Oba..he wasn't banished from anywhere. A criminal cannot become an Oba in ife.

Oduduwa was 1000 years before ORANMIYAN was born.

Edo people lied to you.

oduduwa father was the last ogiso, then tell me why oranmiya was called to rule benin when there was no heir for the beginning kingdom again .

omohz:


oduduwa father was the last ogiso, then tell me why oranmiya was called to rule benin when there was no heir for the beginning kingdom again .

Yoruba people mumu sha.

Why would Benin even meet them to ask for king? If not oduduwa was Benin.

omohz:


oduduwa father was the last ogiso, then tell me why oranmiya was called to rule benin when there was no heir for the beginning kingdom again .

ORANMIYAN was a warrior and Benin was one of his conquered territory. That was the reason he renamed the city to ILE - IBINU..when the Edo people disrespected him.

He made the official language of the palace Yoruba language but now abolished in 1947.

Oduduwa did not give birth to ORANMIYAN. ORANMIYAN was the great and great grandsons of Oduduwa.

superstar1:


Read your history the first Oba of Benin is Oranmiyan and he even renamed Benin to the present name.

Ogisos dynasty is dead and dead forever. Our Obaship reign supreme in Benin.

Yoruba history without Benin oduduwa is dead and dead forever.

Fulani slaves

Igbobyblood:
Yoruba people mumu sha.

Why would Benin even meet them to ask for king? If not oduduwa was Benin.

Mention your tribe and let's compare it with the great Yoruba tribe to know who MUMU pass.

If u mention Igbo no d fact the Yorubas are way ahead of you in everything.

I understand why Yoruba of today think that way, it's because of Europeans that conquered Nigeria. They hated Benin and help Yoruba, Igbo,Hausa to where they are today. They keep changing history.

Yoruba's will say ekiti are Yoruba even though they hardly understand the language but are the first to refuse urhobo,isoko,degema etc as Benin even though they speak the same Branch of languages and have common ancestry.

The divide and rule is still going on but Benin's will surpassed it, we always do

rawpadgin:
Beautiful and petite ❤...... My kinda woman

Why is there no amala & gbegiri there

Akara and jellof rice is there
Didn't u see those pix

Igbobyblood:
you are a big fool.

So it's no longer Benin begged Yoruba for a king? The tune has change to Yoruba conquering Benin?

Oduduwa (Yoruba so called king) was a banished Benin Prince, when Benin was in chaos, the priests sent for oduduwa to be called upon, since he was too old he sent his son(omariyan)to rule.

Oramiyan is Yoruba and Benin didn't like that, they didn't even let him into the kingdom because he couldn't even speak Benin.

He later married a Benin woman and name their son eweka. His son learn Benin and became and obs.

Till today the ceremony of how oramiyan was received is still Been practice

I'm old enough to be your father. If you call me a big fool, that means you have once regard your father has d same. And you have been regarding your father a big fool.