Tag: yoruba language
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Ọdún Á Yabo: The Hidden Costs of a Soft Year
The Yoruba culture is renowned for elaborate greetings, reflecting their values of community and reverence for the feminine. The New Year greeting, invoking a year of softness and ease, prompts reflection on women’s roles, acknowledging their immense labour and sacrifices. This dialogue explores whether society respects the conditions enabling such feminine qualities.
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Debunking Myths: Translation, “Esu is Not Satan,” and Language Supremacy
Last week, I attended the Nigerian Institute of Translators and Interpreters (NITI) Workshop by association, as I was visiting with my academic mentor, whom I affectionately refer to as “my professor.” As one of the workshop presenters spoke about mistranslation and untranslatable words in Yoruba, we chuckled over the examples the speaker cited. For example,…
The Global Tana 