An Expository Compilation of Yoruba Proverbs

An Expository Compilation of Yoruba Proverbs
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Total Pages : 200
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ISBN-10 : 154137830X
ISBN-13 : 9781541378308
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Download or read book An Expository Compilation of Yoruba Proverbs written by Ayotunde O. Joshua and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-01-11 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, An Expository Compilation of Yoruba Proverbs, which comes in 2 Volumes, is essentially based on Yoruba proverbs compiled, translated and posted for several years now on "I Love Yoruba Proverbs" Facebook page and Twitter account created and administered by the author. The book, which provides over 2,500 Yoruba proverbs treated alphabetically, accompanies each proverb with its English language translation and underlying wisdom or meaning. Volume 1 of the book, presents Yoruba proverbs starting with the Yoruba alphabets of A to I in Chapters 1 to 10, while Volume 2 covers proverbs starting from J to the last Yoruba alphabet of Y in Chapters 11 to 24. Each volume ends with a comprehensive index, which provides a summarised listing of all the proverbs in alphabetical order with each proverb shortened for ease of presentation, and indicating the Volume and the page number of the book, the proverb can be found. The index allows the reader to search and check for the details of any proverb in any of the volumes of the book. With its direct and easy-to-read style, this book should prove invaluable to anyone interested in improving his or her knowledge of Yoruba proverbs and vocabulary, as well as deepening his or her proficiency of Yoruba language, as a whole. Its content should also prove a useful resource for further research work on different aspects of Yoruba proverbs.


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