American gal that speaks my Language

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is big on African languages. It might be the only university in the country where you can learn Yoruba, Hausa and other African languages.
 
DAMN if i find a lily white girl who can speak my local lingua that well,i would propose to her :cool:
 
naija4real said:
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Oh I didnt know you knew about this too ... I saw this video on youtube a couple months ago and it was quite impressive. she speaks yoruba quite well, obviously the diction has some flaws but its still very good for a non-native. I showed this to my mom and the first thing she said to me was "You know, she speaks Yoruba better than you did when you were little" lmao.

BTW, what clan of Yoruba are you? My parents were born in Lagos, but are of Oyo extraction.
 
awesome ...she speaks with an innocence of full blown woman that would excite the loins of a virile Yoruba male :D For once, I can say ..oh, she has an accent too....speaking my language the way she does and with the free spirit of a woman interested in exploring the world, she verbally caresses with sensual notes. She is cute, just so cute doing this stuff !

FG said:
Very interesting! How does it sound to you Naija???
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yeah ...just came across it. yes, she did an awesome job. She speaks the pure Yoruba and it is easy to see she has a good handle on the vocabulary and the proverbs. She has an accent, but it makes it all the more fun because it is sexy.

I am an Ijebu- Yoruba, but born in Lagos. I hope you still have use for the language. Hope you will teach your white girlfriend Yoruba?:D


LaydeezmanCris said:
Oh I didnt know you knew about this too ... I saw this video on youtube a couple months ago and it was quite impressive. she speaks yoruba quite well, obviously the diction has some flaws but its still very good for a non-native. I showed this to my mom and the first thing she said to me was "You know, she speaks Yoruba better than you did when you were little" lmao.

BTW, what clan of Yoruba are you? My parents were born in Lagos, but are of Oyo extraction.
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Okay, she is extremely sexy. And I'm saying that when the only Yoruba I know is "Ba wal nee". LOL (sorry for butchering your language guys):D
 
I was watching some other clips where she was interviewing people on the streets, and I was not surprised that a lot of guys were 'toasting" on the run. One in particular said she was plump and very lovely (Nigerians love plump women).And she quickly responded she was not plump that that it is bad to be plump in America. Another instance of African men loving to feel the flesh of their women.



APPIAH said:
DAMN if i find a lily white girl who can speak my local lingua that well,i would propose to her :cool:
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naija4real said:
You tried, it is " Ba wo ni? ".. who is been teaching you? :D
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My friend Moses in Miami. And we've been checking out Santeria sessions and music and he has been pointing out the various divinities (Chango, Eleggua, Yemaya, etc). We've been friends for a few years now.
 
Oh yeah ... I hear some people speak Yoruba in Cuba and Brazil, and prcatice Yoruba traditional religion.I recognise two of the names, Sango, and Iyemoja. One is a god, the other is a goddess.

orejon4 said:
My friend Moses in Miami. And we've been checking out Santeria sessions and music and he has been pointing out the various divinities (Chango, Eleggua, Yemaya, etc). We've been friends for a few years now.
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Wow naija! Thanks for sharing this - it's extremely interesting to watch an American speak a language that I have not had a lot of experience hearing.

I wonder what career she plans to pursue, to make such a strong effort to learn Yoruba?

I wish there was more focus here on learning and understanding other languages from an early age - it seems that you and other people who didn't grow up in the U.S. have such an advantage in many ways.

I learned French in school as a child in Canada, but not enough for it to stick, although I think that if I were dropped into the middle of France somewhere for about 6 months, I would do okay based on on/off French education in elementary, high school, and a little in college.

She is so fortunate to have this experience, admirable for working so hard to speak the language as well as it appears she does. I am also in admiration of immigrants who come here and learn the English language in a few years...
amazing!!
 
And I left out Ochun (Ogun) and Babalu. No disrespect intended. Yeah, it's used mostly in religious and/or musical ceremonies: Santeria (Puerto Rico, Cuba, Panama, Venezuela, and to a lesser extent, DR), Voudou (Haiti) and Candomble (Brazil) being the biggest examples.
 
You curls look so cool in your avatar. I am sure they would value your curls, and value other attributes in Nigeria. You should give it some thought sometime. If Nigerians see you, they would say, " the baby carry well well" translated it means, " you are well endowed and sexy to boot!"

You have more than 300 languages to pick from. The world is yours to explore if you keen, saintly one.;)

saintaugusta said:
Wow naija! Thanks for sharing this - it's extremely interesting to watch an American speak a language that I have not had a lot of experience hearing.

I wonder what career she plans to pursue, to make such a strong effort to learn Yoruba?

I wish there was more focus here on learning and understanding other languages from an early age - it seems that you and other people who didn't grow up in the U.S. have such an advantage in many ways.

I learned French in school as a child in Canada, but not enough for it to stick, although I think that if I were dropped into the middle of France somewhere for about 6 months, I would do okay based on on/off French education in elementary, high school, and a little in college.

She is so fortunate to have this experience, admirable for working so hard to speak the language as well as it appears she does. I am also in admiration of immigrants who come here and learn the English language in a few years...
amazing!!
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Thank you sir.. *blush* As it happens, I am talking to/speaking with a handsome Nigerian guy who lives in the States... not sure really what his motivation is for talking with me to be frank, but he seems like a strong Christian man... have not met him yet and not sure if I ever will - it depends on if he's willing to make the trip. Not sure how great of a match it would be for an artist to marry a model lol...

I just texted him to ask him what his native language is, but I'm assuming Yoruba is the most common one? I would love to travel all over the world including Africa... hopefully one day, my art (success in art) will facilitate being able to do so.

One of my favorite singers, the great Sade, as I'm sure you well know, is from Nigeria... She is the treasure of the world in terms of beauty, presence, and talent, IMHO.:heart:
 
We are one of the 3 major ethnic that form the tripod on which Nigeria stands. Many Yoruba people by nature are arts inclined. We have a rich cultural tradition. The first black person to win a Nobel prize in literature was Yoruba man, Wole Soyinka. Great you love Sade, she is Yoruba and Seal is Yoruba too.


Here is some take on the Yorubas:
The Yoruba people live on the west coast of Africa in Nigeria and can also be found in the eastern Republic of Benin and Togo. Because the majority of the slaves brought to the Americas were from West Africa Yoruban descendants can also be found in Brazil, Cuba, the Caribbean, and the United States.

There are also many Yoruba currently living in Europe, particularly Britain, since Nigeria was once a British colony. The Yoruba are one of the largest cultural groups in Africa. Currently, there are about 40 million Yoruba world-wide. The Yoruba have been living in advanced urban kingdoms for more than 1,500 years. They created a strong economy through farming, trading, and art production. Their outstanding and unique artistic traditions include woodcarving, sculpture, metal work, textiles, and beadwork.

West Africans, such as the Yoruba, have lived in urban societies and have produced extraordinary art work since the 5th century BC. During this time, the Yoruba began to use iron to create metal tools and weapons such as machetes, axes, and hoes...
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http://wysinger.homestead.com/yoruba.html

see more Yoruba art on this link:

http://www.google.ca/search?um=1&hl...3OgAewo53UDA&ved=0CDYQ1QIoAA&biw=1280&bih=808

saintaugusta said:
Thank you sir.. *blush* As it happens, I am talking to/speaking with a handsome Nigerian guy who lives in the States... not sure really what his motivation is for talking with me to be frank, but he seems like a strong Christian man... have not met him yet and not sure if I ever will - it depends on if he's willing to make the trip. Not sure how great of a match it would be for an artist to marry a model lol...

I just texted him to ask him what his native language is, but I'm assuming Yoruba is the most common one? I would love to travel all over the world including Africa... hopefully one day, my art (success in art) will facilitate being able to do so.

One of my favorite singers, the great Sade, as I'm sure you well know, is from Nigeria... She is the treasure of the world in terms of beauty, presence, and talent, IMHO.:heart:
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Very interesting stuff, naija - I am going to have to look into it more. Especially love the pottery that one man in the hat and white t-shirt was making... beautiful.
 
Orejon4, I trust you , you are a nice person . no worries, please feel free, i know you are a fair person, and thanks for sharing your experience :D

I think it is interesting how the culture and worship was preserved in the Americas. Yorubas are deeply spiritual people. If you observe the modern trend, they are the ones amongst Nigerians now exporting Nigerian brand of Christianity to North America, Britain and eastern Europe.

orejon4 said:
And I left out Ochun (Ogun) an

d Babalu. No disrespect intended. Yeah, it's used mostly in religious and/or musical ceremonies: Santeria (Puerto Rico, Cuba, Panama, Venezuela, and to a lesser extent, DR), Voudou (Haiti) and Candomble (Brazil) being the biggest examples.
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Whenever you are able to Naija, you should take a flight from where you are and board it to Washington, DC. This area is socially liberal and tolerant to people of other ethnicities, in addition to being very wealthy.
 
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