Category: oriki

YORUBA – ORIKI OFFA (THE COGNOMEN OF THE OFFA PEOPLE) Short Version: Iyeru-Okin, Omo Olofa Mojo, Omo Olalomi, Omo abisu Joruko , ijakadi loro toffa toffa, Ija kan ijakan ti…

YORUBA – ORIKI IJEBU (THE COGNOMEN OF THE IJEBU PEOPLE) Ijebu omo alare, omo awujale, omo arojo joye, omo alagemo ogun woyowoyo, omo aladiye ogogomoga, omo adiye balokun omilili, ara…

ORUBA – ORIKI AINA (ENI TI AKO GBODO NA) (The panegyrics of the Yoruba female child with the umbilical cord woven around her neck at birth) Aina orosun Aina oroyinyin…

ORIKI OJO (The panegyrics of the Yoruba male child born with the umbilical cord woven around his neck at birth) Ojo olukuloye, Ojo yeuge, Alagada ogun Ojo ja loja o…

ORIKI IWO (THE PANEGYRIC OF IWO PEOPLE) Iwo olodo oba, Omo ateni gbola, teni gbore nile odidere Omo oba to lu gberin Afiporo je omo to lu gberin gberin Iwo…

Here is an Oriki for Ikoyi Eso in Yoruba language: “Ikoyi eso omo owa, omo aro, omo ase, omo Alaketu. Omo ilu omi, omo ilu omi tutu. Adifa fun ewelewele,…

Oriki Ira Ira, Laaru Osin, Onira Laage, Iloko Omo Arelu, Ma relu mi mo, Ori Olori ni k Oya o maa wa kiri Lagbedajo, Omo Afaja wusi oku ni popo…

WHAT IS ORÍKÌ? Oriki is an important and cultural, but unwritten (oral) genre of Yoruba literature that is usually used in praise singing. The Yoruba people have very rich cultural…

Oríkì Onílù Ọmọ afi gúdúgúdú ṣ’ọlá, Ọmọ afi dùndún ṣ’ ọrọ̀, Ọmọ Àyándìran. Bí baba mi ti ńlù, Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni ṣaworo ìlù rẹ̀ ńdún, Ọmọ alùlù gbowó. Baba mi ni…