Some Yoruba names describe how a child was born. Learn the meanings of Táíwò, Kẹ́hìndé, Ìdòwú, Àlàbá, Ìgè, Àjàyí and other birth-circumstance names....
Learn the Yoruba words for father, mother, siblings, grandparents, husband and wife, with tone marks, meanings and simple example sentences....
A practical guide for diaspora parents choosing a Yoruba name: meaning, pronunciation, short forms, spelling and how to keep tone marks and heritage....
What oriki is, the main types of Yoruba praise poetry (family, personal, town), how it is performed and how to learn your own oriki....
Meanings of popular Yoruba names that begin with Oluwa, from Oluwaseun to Oluwatobiloba, plus how these God-centred names are built....
Understand the five types of Yoruba names, how names are built from meaningful parts, how Christian and Muslim families adapt them, and how long names become short forms like Femi and Sade....
How the Yoruba view twins (ìbejì): the names Táíwò and Kẹ́hìndé, the high twinning rate, the Igbo-Ora twins story and the carved ère ìbejì figures....
Meet the Yoruba names given to twins and to children born in special circumstances, with meanings, birth order and the traditions behind them....
Family members in Yoruba explained: 25 kinship words, from bàbá and ìyá to ẹ̀gbọ́n and àbúrò, plus how seniority shapes respect....
Learn the meanings of common Yoruba surnames such as Adeyemi, Ogunleye, Ajayi, Fagbemi and Balogun, and how Yoruba family names are formed....