The Yorùbá name of the week is…
Májà ‘Do not fight’.
Here is a roundup of links we shared on social media this week:
On the blogs
The Yoruba blog published a complete photostory of the coronation of ọba Adéyẹyè Ẹnìtàn Ogúnwùsì
If you’re in Lagos, check out the Susanne Wenger Adùnní Olórìṣà Trust exhibition currently showing at the Wheatbaker Hotel in Ikoyi: photos, drawings, paintings, and other works of art by Òsogbo and Òsogbo-influenced artists and about the sacred Òsun Òsogbo Grove are on display.
Blogger Alákọ̀wé has a new video series, in which he takes the viewer on a tour of various London neighbourhoods with commentary in Yorùbá.
Language
The Android app Kasahorow has recently added Yorùbá to its supported languages. You can now type Akan (Fanti, Twi, Akuapem), English, Ga-Dangme, Gbe (Ewe, Ewegbe, Fon), Gikuyu, Hausa, Igbo, Wolof and, yes, Yoruba on your device!
For language enthusiasts, the World Atlas of Language Structures is a fantastic resource, including visualisations of various aspects of language. For instance, here is a map representing the distribution of tonal languages in the world, based on research including 527 languages.
Et pour les francophones…
Dans un article de 1969 paru dans la revue ‘Etudes Dahoméennes’, Machioudi Idriss Dissou retrace l’origine de quelques familles yoruba de Porto Novo à travers leurs oríkì.
Have fun reading!
What else happened this week in your corner of the Internet?