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just wanted to learn the oriki of other Yorubas, I am from offa, kwara state. And here is the oriki of offa..


olooko o si nbe ko ba lawon,



omo olofa mojo,



omo abisu jooko,



ijakadi loro offa,



ijakan ijakan,



ti won ja nile olalomi,



o se oju tani?



o se oju koro ninu oko.


so let's know your home town and your oriki

(don't mind my written Yoruba )

lexiconkabir:
just wanted to learn the oriki of other Yorubas, I am from offa, kwara state. And here is the oriki of offa..


olooko o si nbe ko ba lawon,



omo olofa mojo,



omo abisu jooko,



ijakadi loro offa,



ijakan ijakan,



ti won ja nile olalomi,



o se oju tani?



o se oju koro ninu oko.


so let's know your home town and your oriki

(don't mind my written Yoruba )

Don't know mine....

Demmzy15 come and add yours
haffaze777
Aminat508

17:

Don't know mine....

why don't you ask your parents? where you from if you don't mind?

17:
Demmzy15 come and add yours

Wallahi Ukti, I don't know o. I'll find out sha

Demmzy15:
Wallahi Ukti, I don't know o. I'll find out sha

shame on you (I wish we had a wailing emo) where you from?

lexiconkabir:


why don't you ask your parents? where you from if you don't mind?

I am from Abeokuta. That's how far I know.

Demmzy15:
Wallahi Ukti, I don't know o. I'll find out sha

Me too.

Lemme goan ask my grandma in d village fest

17:

I am from Abeokuta. That's how far I know.

omo Egba

lexiconkabir:


shame on you (I wish we had a wailing emo) where you from?

Lol, Ifelodun Lga. Al Igbonawiyyun

@ demmzy15

Just out of curiosity, do you speak Yoruba?

lexiconkabir:
just wanted to learn the oriki of other Yorubas, I am from offa, kwara state. And here is the oriki of offa..

So you come from the afonja state? Lolx


BTW I don't even know the meaning.

FriendChoice:


So you come from the afonja state? Lolx


BTW I don't even know the meaning.

afonja ke?! the real afonjas are the Ilorin people, as for me I am "olofa", ofa means arrow, so my ancestors were good in archery, the founder is olalomi the Archer, i.e olalomi olofa.

lexiconkabir:

omo Egba

Egba omo lisabi Oniruiru egba po nile alake olugbonjobi ni olori won......

EHMIR:
Lemme goan ask my grandma in d village fest

nawa o, so nobody can give his/her oriki? I wanted to learn na where you from?

Sveen:
Egba omo lisabi Oniruiru egba po nile alake olugbonjobi ni olori won......

se oona niyen? is that all?

Mine is Eko.

Eko Adele
Eko Akete
Eko aromisalegbelegbe
Omi niwa
Omi leyin
Omi nibigbogbo
Ka jeba-jeba
Ka je feseluu
Ka mu omi Lori tumpulu
Eko niyen
Yanmu Yanmu eyin igbeti nko
Ti obalende le gbomopa lowo eni...

lexiconkabir:


se oona niyen? is that all?

Nope. I'll add more once I , I've kinda forgotten.

Sveen:
Mine is Eko.
Eko Adele Eko Akete Eko aromisalegbelegbe Omi niwa Omi leyin Omi nibigbogbo Ka jeba-jeba Ka je feseluu Ka mu omi Lori tumpulu Eko niyen Yanmu Yanmu eyin igbeti nko Ti obalende le gbomopa lowo eni...

so you love Eba?

17:
Demmzy15 come and add yours haffaze777 Aminat508

demola = akanni
haffaze777 = isola
aminat508 = abefe

haffaze777:


demola = akanni

haffaze777 = isola

aminat508 = abefe

hahahaha Abefe ke

Mine is

Osogbo oroki asala omo onile obi
Osogbo ilu aro, omo aro dede bi okun
Aare o peta arepeta mogba o
Osun osogbo pele o, epele o eyin olomoyoyo
Osogbo oroki gbe onile, otun gbe ajoji
Osogbo oroki omo yeye osun
Yeye atewogbeja , aniyun labebe
Oroki ti iba eja nla soro, ti ran iko nise
Osun Osogbo, rere ni o sun fun mi
Oroki onile obi, alaro omo asala
Edumare Bawa Da Ilu Osogbo Si

lexiconkabir:


afonja ke?! the real afonjas are the Ilorin people, as for me I am "olofa", ofa means arrow, so my ancestors were good in archery, the founder is olalomi the Archer, i.e olalomi olofa.

OK only illorin be afonja not the Kwara state as a whole.

What is afonja pls.

lexiconkabir:


so you love Eba?

Not really, I don't eat hard food. But the rest of my family loves Eba.

FriendChoice:


OK only illorin be afonja not the Kwara state as a whole.

What is afonja pls.

afonja is the name of a man, a general in the Oyo empire, that's where his title "aare ona kakanfo" – the head of the Oyo army came from...

he rebelled against Oyo Empire king, as at then Ilorin was under Oyo empire.

lexiconkabir:


afonja is the name of a man, a general in the Oyo empire, that's where his title "aare ona kakanfo" – the head of the Oyo army came from...

he rebelled against Oyo Empire king, as at then Ilorin was under Oyo empire.

I have been thinking afonja meant a blind person.

Aminat508:
Mine is
Osogbo oroki asala omo onile obi Osogbo ilu aro, omo aro dede bi okun Aare o peta arepeta mogba o Osun osogbo pele o, epele o eyin olomoyoyo Osogbo oroki gbe onile, otun gbe ajoji Osogbo oroki omo yeye osun Yeye atewogbeja , aniyun labebe Oroki ti iba eja nla soro, ti ran iko nise Osun Osogbo, rere ni o sun fun mi Oroki onile obi, alaro omo asala Edumare Bawa Da Ilu Osogbo Si

so the yeye collected fish?

17:

I have been thinking afonja meant a blind person.

lol, that's afoju

Sveen:
Not really, I don't eat hard food. But the rest of my family loves Eba.

but there is a way EBA can be made such that it will be soft....

I don't like EBA as a whole..

lexiconkabir:


so the yeye collected fish?

yes u want?

Sveen:
Not really, I don't eat hard food. But the rest of my family loves Eba.

Tar stop forming Joo, u like Eba and fufu