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Adeniyi Michael Ibiyomi
Adéníyì is a name of Yoruba origin, meaning "the crown or royalty has value". Notable people with the surname include: * Aminat Adeniyi (born 1993), Nigerian sport wrestler * Bashir Adeniyi Musa, Nigerian diplomat * James Adeniyi (born 1992), Nigerian footballer * Mathieu Adeniyi (born 1987), Beninese footballer * Olasunkanmi Adeniyi (born 1997), American football player * Olusegun Adeniyi (born 1965), Nigerian journalist * Peter Adeniyi, Nigerian academic * Solomon Adeniyi Babalola (born 1929), Nigerian Baptist missionary, veteran pastor, theologian and educator See also * Crispin Adeniyi-Jones Crispin Curtis Adeniyi-Jones (1876–1957) was a Nigerian medical doctor of Sierra Leonean heritageRichard L. Sklar, Nigerian Political Parties: Power in an Emergent African Nation. Africa World Press, 2004. p47. and the pioneer director of the Y ... (1876–1957), Nigerian medical doctor and politician References {{Surname, Adeniyi Yoruba-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoruba Language
Yoruba (, ; Yor. '; Ajami script, Ajami: ) is a language spoken in West Africa, primarily in South West (Nigeria), Southwestern Middle Belt, and Central Nigeria. It is spoken by the Ethnic group, ethnic Yoruba people. The number of Yoruba speakers is roughly 50 million, plus about 2 million second-language speakers. As a pluricentric language, it is primarily spoken in a dialectal area spanning Nigeria and Benin with smaller migrated communities in Côte d'Ivoire, Sierra Leone and The Gambia. Yoruba vocabulary is also used in the Afro-Brazilian religion known as Candomblé, in the Caribbean religion of Santería in the form of the liturgical Lucumí language and various Afro-American religions of North America. Practitioners of these religions in the Americas no longer speak or understand the Yorùbá language, rather they use remnants of Yorùbá language for singing songs that for them are shrouded in mystery. Usage of a lexicon of Yorùbá words and short phrases during ritua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
