YORUBA WORLD- HELP SAVE YORUBA LANGUAGE!

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Click here for the latest updates on Groups Message search Messages   Messages Help Message # Search: Advanced Help Save Yoruba Language!   Topic List   < Prev Topic  |  Next Topic > Reply < Prev Message  |  Next Message >  Re: [YorubaWorld] Re: Help Save Yoruba Language! i love nice because he is proud of his yoruba heritage, some of his songs have very positive messages, his musical style is diverse enough to appeal to a wide audience, and he is especially loved by the younger generations....and i believe we need to utilize anything positive to keep young people interested in their own language and culture.  Chief Aikulola Fawehinmi, Gbawoniyi Awo of Osogbo Yoruba priest of West African Orisa Tradition Ijo Asaforitifa Community of Orisa, Ile Oloosa Mokanla www.gbawoniyi.com Miami cell 1-786-709-3343 New York cell 1-347-419-0427 Mexico cell 011-52-33-1460-1471 Nigeria cell (MULTILINK) 011-234-70-9029-4292    (GLO) 011-234-70-5802-3833 Venezuela cell 011-58-412-568-4632 Spain cell 011-34-673-987-727 International Association for Orisa Tradition and Culture (Orisa World Congress)...member and supporter! ________________________________ From: Akin Akinrujomu <aakinrujomu@...> To: "yorubaworld@yahoogroups.com" <yorubaworld@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Fri, February 18, 2011 6:33:07 PM Subject: [YorubaWorld] Re: Help Save Yoruba Language!  A sad state of affairs here in the UK but the situation is even more disturbing back home in Nigeria. That said the music industry in Nigeria utilises Yoruba a lot thanks to artistes like 9ice and co. No song is complete now without a Yoruba phrase which is a good thing. Sent from my iPad [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Fri Feb 18, 2011 6:19 pm Show Message Info #3136 of 3138 Msg List | Next> View Source Use Fixed Width Font Unwrap Lines Gbawoniyi Awo of Osogboland iwindara Offline Send Email < Prev Message  |  Next Message >  Expand Messages Author Sort by Date Help Save Yoruba Language! Dear All 'The Yoruba language is declining in use' (Wikipedia 2011) 'Languages of United Kingdom, Yoruba speakers 12,000' (Ethnologue Languages of the World... sir_lawie Feb 18, 2011 2:44 pm Re: Help Save Yoruba Language! A sad state of affairs here in the UK but the situation is even more disturbing back home in Nigeria. That said the music industry in Nigeria utilises Yoruba a... Akin Akinrujomu aakinrujomu Feb 18, 2011 5:27 pm Re: Help Save Yoruba Language! i love nice because he is proud of his yoruba heritage, some of his songs have very positive messages, his musical style is diverse enough to appeal to a ... Gbawoniyi Awo of Osog... iwindara Feb 19, 2011 1:59 am < Prev Topic  |  Next Topic > Message # Search: Advanced SPONSOR RESULTS Help For Parents www.Care.com/childcare - Find Reliable Childcare Providers. Free Background Checks Available Do NOT Buy Car Insurance! www.news9consumer.com - Your Auto Insurer Hates This. 1 trick to get extremely cheap rates! B.S in IT Engineering www.tuauniversity.org - TUA offers B.S. in IT Engineering, Enroll now

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