Kemi Badenoch’s Yoruba Identity Meets Inconvenient Truths
By Farooq A. Kperogi Kemi Badenoch, current leader of the UK’s Conservative Party, recently disavowed her Nigerian identity because of her...
Showing posts with label Arabic influence on Yoruba language. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Arabic influence on Yoruba language. Show all posts
Re: Top 10 Yoruba Names You Never Guessed Were Arabic Names
I rarely publish reactions to articles in my grammar column except in the Q and A series. I am breaking that tradition this week for two r...
Of Yoruba, Arabic, and Origins of Nigerian Languages
Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. My May 13, 2012 column titled “The Arabic origins ofcommon Yoruba words” elicited interesting reactions. These...
The Arabic Origins of Common Yoruba Words
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. I am taking a break from English grammar this week to discuss a fascinating 22-page article I read on the...
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