A History Of The Yoruba People

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[@ademunch651]

I met a Brazilian who spoke watered down Yoruba. It's amazing how the Yoruba descendents in the diaspora were able to maintain their religion, spirituality and language after hundreds of years❤️

[@efemzyekun900]

The Yoruba religion is 5th largest in the world, and quite frankly the oldest and most original...it must have been unthinkable for the Yoruba slave to abandon his God and embrace those of his masters, who maltreated him. Catholicism which had earlier stolen and whitewashed Adrican religion of christianity, provided ample opportunities for the Yoruba man to hide his faith under Santeria. That's why today, they still speak semblance of their original tongue.

[@hannah60000]

Effemmzy Why are some many Christian and Muslims then? Devout ones too. There is nothing wrong with pride, but facts are facts.

[@seismicvertigo345]

@Ant Nam chill

[@princessthyemis]

that's AWESOME!

[@adewilliams8]

But they are ignoring it in Yorubaland!!

[@Liphted]

I'm Puerto Rican but I had a Yoruba great grandmother.

[@leboyemichael4733]

Most black people in Puerto Rican are yoruba people so u r on point.

[@abiolajohnsonojo2307]

Brotha Liphted can u speak Yoruba?

[@freetruth6265]

Brotha Liphted we’re related 🗣🎚💙

[@skellagyook]

Many Yoruba were brought to the Spanish Carribean and Brazil.

[@uncclelocc]

Interesting My Grand Father was a Blu Blacc Puerto Rican.

[@iyaboobidare-giwa2914]

I’m a proud Yoruba woman a descendant of the Odua, an Africa living in USA. I love my people and my culture. It was the ruthless British colonize who combined all of together calling us Nigeria. Yoruba people were unique, approachable, pleasant with a very rich culture. Thanks for bringing Yoruba into lime light. I have that bronze picture in my living room.

[@nikkyadekomi5365]

YES SIS, WE ARE UNIQUE, OMOLUABI

[@Dannys.channel]

I’m a Yoruba descendant.

[@Mystic-Maven]

I’m a Yoruba descendant as well and proud

[@hannahwilliams5394]

Not just British, also the Portuguese. That's why there's a language similar to Yoruba in Brazil

[@jamaicansunshine]

The British entered Africa after your wicked ancestors refused to end slavery. God bless the British for ending that barbaric practice and civilizing Africa.

[@bobolaoluseyi5473]

I feel Proud Whenever I hear of my ancestor's stories been told. Strip a man of his historical background, then who is he? I BOBOLA OLALEKAN is Proud to be of Yoruba descent of Osun State, Nigeria. Thank you for the Video Brother.

[@ifea3538]

Bobola Oluseyi you’re welcome brother I’m from Nigeria and Benin 🇧🇯

[@bobolaoluseyi5473]

@@ifea3538 thank you my brother. Nice meeting you 😃.

[@arolucarlos8881]

Thank u

[@AwnanNahalyah]

I’m in the US...I took a test with African ancestry to figure out my origins. Turns out my ancestors came from Nigeria and are Yoruba as well.💪🏾

[@Americanindubai]

Which test did you take?

[@AwnanNahalyah]

Abdul-Muhsin Harris I took the paternal test

[@murtazabhutta8386]

Awnan The Yoruba man you come from the same tribe as hakeem olajuwon and giannis atentokounmpo

[@tymartin2293]

@@AwnanNahalyah paternal test? I tried to google it..

[@Pric3less1]

Ty Martin he’s talking about the one on African Ancestry. Go to their website and then click on the paternal test (or maternal tests if you want)

[@pamelars7497]

I'm from Uruguay, we have population that descends from Yoruba, we are called "Uruguayans" but coloquial is "yorugua" their culture survives beyond race and traditions made it to national culture like happened in Brazil. Music, religion and home cooking have traces of African flavours 😊

[@pamelars7497]

@ don't you feel like we are starting to look, talk, dress, eat alike everywhere around the globe? Slowly blending in the worst way, all grey, all the same 😞

[@pamelars7497]

@Ismco Ribeiro I'm afraid that the main source of slaves trade was made by the English through smuggling, not "legal trade" if any of those term apply for human trafficking....

[@dayanaacosta1623]

I’m Cuban I grew up in a family who worship the Yoruba religion I love this so much!

[@Gee91]

🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬😎

[@hlaback]

Me too, my grandmother was into santeria. I only knew about our roots in the Congo, but yoruba is new to me

[@keshinro...6979]

In Nigeria, Yorubas dominates music and art.... I love Yorubas

[@Yorubaddie]

Movies,Education etc

[@keshinro...6979]

@Uzo Uzodike they dominates, please ,igbo,hausa,edo etc are good with music too but you can't deny Yoruba has got the best of music. Look at afrobeats ,who made it?

[@ladyterrapin1421]

I had a question about the Yoruba culture, so I know that there are masquerades to celebrate certain occasions, but I was wondering if masks were also worn for other things other then celebrations. Did warriors ever wear masks?

[@oluwadamilola6233]

@@ladyterrapin1421 warriors didn't wear mask .only kings and for festivities

[@tyronelorenzovalentio3414]

@@Yorubaddie Igbo dominate in movies numpty

[@isaacdiakite6249]

I'm from Mali Wassoulou and I love the Yoruba people, their mythology, history, oddly long names and hearing their language.

[@blackmaleeconomicempowerme6286]

Malians and yoruba have long and good history. We went to timbuktu for trade and university

[@isaacdiakite6249]

@@blackmaleeconomicempowerme6286 Nice to know, u are Yoruba?

[@diankamoussa2910]

@The Royal House of Israel i'm from MALI JE SUIS MOITIÉ PEULH ET SONINKÉ EXCUSÉ MOI POUR MON ANGLAIS

[@isaacdiakite6249]

@@diankamoussa2910 I'm from Mali as well ( Wassoulou) Soninke/Peul on my mother's side and Maninka/Peul on my father's side.

[@blackmaleeconomicempowerme6286]

@@isaacdiakite6249 yessir

[@bissy8172]

I love the Yoruba people. They are very real. Most of them don't have European names. They are a very proud Africans. Love you guys for your uniqueness.

[@Yorubaddie]

Factzzz Thank you we are great

[@oladipupodurotimi4754]

Fact...

[@aghonelego2379]

This is the best comment

[@efemzyekun900]

Yeah, your observation is cute and true...We love our names and culture, because 95% of our names, carries the names of our God. Also, our names, tells us about our heritage and the more we hear our names, the blessings attached to them, always follow us. All my 3 wonderful children bears 100% Yoruba names...None of them have foreign strange names with shallow meaning. Yoruba for life.

[@thedarkgoddess5274]

WE ARE NOT AFRICANS

[@saintmelanin1779]

I’m from Trinidad and Tobago and Yoruba traditions are highly present! 🙏🏿

[@RY-os9vw]

Thank you for creating a video about the Yoruba people!

[@pedrosampaio7349]

Great video! Odoyá from a Brazilian brother✊

[@israelcunha5327]

Axé! ❤

[@liddulfish143]

Thank you so much for your videos! My husband is Nigerian Yoruba and having access to videos and knowledge like this to educate myself on the true history and culture of my husbands roots are a blessing. This knowledge will definitely be shared down to our children so they can connect and be aware of where they have came from ❤️

[@princessmo6396]

Thank you very much Home team for the short history of my Yoruba people, we are also indigenous in the Republic of Togo. Please look into the Oyo empire history. Proudly Yoruba.

[@jerrimuhammad2308]

Princess Mo thank you for stating this... the region of Togo and Benin were my highest regions with ancestry DNA test and my African ancestry maternal results were the Yoruba people in Nigeria... I’ve been studying and learning the geographical makeup of the Yoruba lands

[@seismicvertigo345]

Yes, Benin an Togo

[@kingrazakusher2837]

I'm from Togo and you are definitely right

[@MKRex]

If it were not for the lack of Yoruba history being taught academically across Yorubaland (due to standardised revised and amalgamated curriculum), slavery, colonialism and distraction by Igbos to the East of Yorubaland, with their wars, that killed millions of their wretched people, that they still use to hold Nigeria hostage, the Yoruba conglomerate from Benin, Togo, Nigeria and across the globe would be a marvel. We need to build bridges amongst all the descendants of Oduduwa. The fact that Oduduwa has also allowed Islam and Christianity to take a foothold in our ancestral home, leading to people calling themselves Jews, etc, is a shameful disgrace.

[@hannah60000]

Rex Stfu you kind of Nigerian Yoruba always want to chat ish about Igbo people, even when they aren't even involved. Go and seek help and leave Igbo people and Igbo land rightfully where it is alone.

[@ane1315]

All Hail The Great Yoruba - Beautiful compassionate people with richly diverse culture, love for great art and music Nigeria's and Africa's Most tarlanted people. As a Hausa i will say I'm proud to have Yorubas as my neighbors. ✌

[@MKRex]

Ahmad Qasim Baura We love the Hausas more than we love any other people on the planet. You are our mother's children. The "other" people call Yoruba people your slaves, but Arewa is our sister, our friend and our oldest ally. They will never succeed in breaking our bond. We do not know them, but we know you. Arewa and Oduduwa will never be enemies.

[@bettythomas8660]

@@MKRex very positive words towards a United Africa!

[@ane1315]

@@MKRex They saying what they are saying only to make themselves feel better, They call Us Hausa fulani's slaves, called Yoruba Hausa slaves, called buhari yoruba puppet.... Lol But they can't break Bonding made in heaven. We are clearly a family you can't beat buy to join, All sane human agreed that unity is better than hatred..... Nobody is anybodies slaves we just fucking choose unity over hatred. ✌ Peace ✌

[@visioday1814]

Rex who is “other” people? You trying to diss Igbo ppl?

[@agbaya5314]

Visio Day if not Igbo who else? Those people are unfriendly to live with. Wish we’d separate from them and let yorubas have their own country

[@WickedCool23]

I discovered am of Yoruba descent on my patrilineal line. I was waiting eagerly for this video! Thanks again for your hard work Home Team.

[@MKRex]

Ron Hathorne May the Orishas guide you.

[@MKRex]

Ron Hathorne Ignore the culture thief. Yorubas are not Isrealites.

[@MKRex]

Horatio KJV Bible You're clearly not Yoruba, just some culture vulture trying to misdirect people from their heritage. You sound like the Igbo ogogoro alcoholics who like to plagiarise and steal people's identities for fraudulent purposes.

[@isaacdiakite6249]

@Horatio KJV Bible Incorrect.

[@isaacdiakite6249]

Get a Yoruba surname and learn the language and pass them on to your children!

[@yourfavoritesenpai8825]

I’m Proud to be Nigerian and Yoruba

[@seanjohnjohn7847]

SHADOW FIGHT GAMER u r Yoruba but Nigerian is a made up make believe state ,it is a lie. Be proud of your tribe and how it's related to the tribes of Israel in the book of life ,the western world has us fooled on the falseness of love these made up nation around the world that they put together to keep us at odd with each other

[@yourfavoritesenpai8825]

Facts

[@guyjonson6364]

@@seanjohnjohn7847 Nigeria isnt a lie. Thats nonsense

[@lobanadi5722]

Proud to be Yoruba only 🐋

[@KCRUBYWOO]

Period

[@amonique]

My great-great grandfather was directly from Nigeria and was Yoruba. My mum is a twin, and she comes from a long line of multiple twins! Altogether there are about 8 sets of twins still living on my mum’s side. We are also generationally Trinidadian ❤️🇹🇹

[@MonDieuMaCauseMonEpee]

You are Beautiful 😍

[@annbrubeck8088]

My mom was the only single and first born…and the rest of her eight siblings were all twinsets.

[@seismicvertigo345]

My dad is a twin and has a set of twins

[@certifiedagbaya7450]

That means your lineage is most likely Igbo-Ora the capital of twinbirths in thew world, its in Oyo state southwest Nigeria

[@loulousworld92]

Omo Naija forever!!!!! ✊🏾👊🏾🇳🇬🇳🇬

[@hannah60000]

This is interesting to hear, since I've read very anti-Naija comments from some on KZbin. It's gussied as anti-non-Yoruba Nigerian ethnic groups rhetoric.

[@MO-xo5du]

Omo naiji le eme

[@obiefato2020]

Watin be your naija name? Omo 🇳🇬

[@loulousworld92]

obie fato Lool you tell me your government name 1st !!

[@obiefato2020]

What flag do you carry oduaa, Biafra or hua? Don't have government name, have meaningful and pure name.

[@ameenahsf]

Married to a Yoruba man. Proudly an adopted yoruba gal ❤

[@natsuusharti8015]

Are u brazilian ?

[@barrazaruiz1570]

Miss Mena ok

[@Yorubaddie]

Your not Yoruba

[@scheherrie723]

@@Yorubaddie YOUR A HATER !!!!

[@thedarkgoddess5274]

@ NO...EZEKIEL 44:9 (NO FOREIGNERS ARE ALLOWED IN MY SANCTUARY)... THE PRIMORDIAL MOTHER'S HAVE SPOKEN..THEY WORD STAND

[@loulousworld92]

Fun fact Yoruba people have the highest population of twins, literally every other person is called Taiwo and kehinde lol Update : Loving the education on this post guys!!!

[@bettythomas8660]

Re: superstition of twin births some women were push out or twins killed & twin villages created & run by a white lady who wasn't superstition of twin births etc....I was reading about her 5/6months ago

[@seismicvertigo345]

@@bettythomas8660 That was not the Yorubas, that was the Ibibio. I don't believe the Yorubas ever killed twins; twins are a huge part of the culture. But shout out to the Ibibio people as well

[@romz5330]

Betty Thomas the killing of twins occurred in southern Nigeria among the calabar people. In western Nigeria among the Yoruba people twins have been adored and worshipped since time immemorial we even have a God of twins (Orisa Ibeji). Fun fact in Yoruba philosophy we believe the second twin is older than the first because it is the second( elder) who sends his/her sibling first into the world to taste and see if it is good enough for him to come also. I believe this story evolved perhaps because naturally twin births are more complicated and a lot of times the birth of the second baby is a bit more prolonged and difficult compared to the first, so it seems the second child( elder) is contemplating whether to arrive or not.

[@obiefato2020]

Biu

[@jacan4eva]

romz nice story. Thanks for sharing.

[@ironjobi6529]

Yoruba people are very intelligent and are constantly seeking wisdom.

[@seismicvertigo345]

Facts. Wisdom + Respect + Ethics + Social Organization + 24/7 Parties = Yoruba in my opinion lol

[@pelumi4942]

Philosophy is the bedrock of the Yoruba language

[@omolara6687]

@@seismicvertigo345 it means we are not boring but fun loving people😊👍

[@akinfemi1]

Absolutely 💯

[@declan-kayodekeegan1598]

As a proud offspring of the Yoruba kingdom, I'm been waiting for you to do a video on the Yorùbá people. Good work!

[@shawnhall3849]

Think it’s pronounced o-lo-du-mar-ee or(rey). And olodumare is genderless or gender neutral you can refer to it as him or her. Because he has masculine and feminine aspects, attributes or qualities. And in African spirituality there is always a balance between male and female in which there is harmony

[@shawnhall3849]

Derek Adjei Thank you

[@JAZZnMOTION]

Just received my ancestry and babbyyyy I’m 66% West African with majority being Yoruba !!!

[@barbarapacheco22]

Brazil has a huge Yoruba influence due to its black heritage. Oxum and Xango are largely worshiped here, especially in Bahia (Northern state).

[@cariocabassa]

No Rio De Janeiro também...

[@damilolaowolabi6716]

I am so proud of my culture. I'm currently in the US where it is popular to switch your tribal name to an English equivalent because of job opportunities and stuff. But I will never change my name. I will proudly remain DAMILOLA OWOLABI 💪🏿

[@murkzmontana]

A proud Yoruba man whose family originate in Epe and akure who was born in England

[@olamee7680]

The Yoruba people are found in South West Nigeria, Benin republic, Togo, some part of Cuba, Haiti and somewhere called Salvador in Brazil. Also, the Aku people from modern day Sierra Leone and the Gambia emanated from the Yoruba tribe. I'm proud to a Yoruba from south west Nigeria.

[@seismicvertigo345]

Just Salvador, Brazil. El Salvador is another country :)

[@olamee7680]

@@seismicvertigo345 I meant Salvador

[@hlaback]

Cuban heree

[@olamee7680]

@@hlaback 🙌🙌🙌

[@laviv3576]

Yesss I’ve been waiting for this, I’m so fascinated with the connection the Yoruba people have through culture with the Cubans and Brazilians

[@TheMoonlitArcade]

*Fist Pump* THANK YOU FOR MAKING A VIDEO ABOUT MY PEOPLE!

[@boladeokikiolu6173]

Horatio KJV Bible we are not Judah but Ephraim and Dan . Judah didn’t worship idols and we are deep into idolatry..

[@adamsm.fernandez7512]

I'm Cuban and this has been my life since I remember

[@seismicvertigo345]

Wow.. nice

[@GDIEternal]

Oludumare = Oh Loo Doo Ma RAY; Shango = Shon GO; You got Oshun mostly right (Oh SHOON).

[@seismicvertigo345]

Make that Oh Loe Doo Ma Ray and it's all good lol. It's spelt Olodumare :)

[@AlishaDixonTV]

And Yemoja = Yem Oh Ya (jah)

[@Tiger_brave]

Gbayi omo iya mi!

[@sidneyjohnson892]

Thank for making this comment about pronouncing names in this video...I know pronunciations are going to be difficult to control over the years but we do have to make the effort. This brothers pronunciations more then seemed to ignore how so many people have been pronouncing the names. This video was really about the mythology of the Yoruba. Come on brother stop being

[@sidneyjohnson892]

Stop being creative and get some more information to then therefore be more factual

[@sixtyplus7688]

I'm a US citizen. Future plans for Nov 2021 travel to Nigeria and search for my ancestors tribe Yoruba . Proud to be Yoruba.

[@seismicvertigo345]

Did it happen? How is it?

[@HoweyJR_]

@@seismicvertigo345 I'm going in 2023 or 2024 I'm trying to learn french & Yoruba before I go. I did 23&me & mines came back Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone & Liberia with Nigeria being the highest✊🏾🇳🇬

[@seismicvertigo345]

@@HoweyJR_ Blessings. Make sure you enjoy Lagos. Get a feel of both the island and the mainland. I would love to help you learn Yoruba if there is a way I can do this

[@HoweyJR_]

@@seismicvertigo345 man record some basic words & post them on YT or you could email either way

[@avontigreen8082]

I just got my results from African Ancestry. My mom is Temne in Sierra Leone. My dad is Yoruba of Nigeria

[@jerrimuhammad2308]

Thank you for creating this about my maternal ancestors 💕❤️

[@skellagyook]

The Yoruba are traditioally patrilineal. Unless you mean your maternal ancestors (i.e. your Yoruba ancestors on your mother's side)?

[@efemzyekun900]

@Jerri, Yoruba is a patrilineal society. Yes, our women are also regarded but they submit to their husband, reason why they refer to their husband as "their crown" or "Owner", Oluwami.

[@jerrimuhammad2308]

skellagyook I meant my maternal line... thank you

[@seismicvertigo345]

@@skellagyook lol, Jerri clearly meant his ancestral line from his mother's side was traced to Yorubas. And my Lagos mom would beg to differ on that submission worldview

[@skellagyook]

@@seismicvertigo345 That is what I figured.

[@leboyemichael4733]

The best on KZbin people was waiting for this lol

[@Misscreole21]

I'm 38% Yoruba according to my DNA test! :D

[@onioluwole7359]

I'm 100% yoruba marry me so we can be 138%. 😂 😂 😂

[@afrikaplug1447]

From Nigeria or Benin?

[@Misscreole21]

@@onioluwole7359 hahahahaha!! 🤣

[@onioluwole7359]

@@afrikaplug1447 Nigeria 🇳🇬

[@afrikaplug1447]

@@onioluwole7359 I'm asking because majority of the Yorubas taken in the slave trade came from Benin

[@Kwamu22]

Great video. The Yoruba's should be proud of their history.

[@efemzyekun900]

We are extremely proud of it, that is why till date, we effectively conquered every region of the world that enslaved us, such as Brazil, almost all of South America and even the UK where we have a large community of migrants. Our religion is the 5th largest in the world and we have the only culture and religion that invaded anywhere in the world and dominate it without shedding single blood or forcing it on anyone. Almost the whole of South Anerica today, worship our Orishas, under the guise of Santeria or Catholicism and after independence or slave abolishment, openly practiced it. We are gentle but very proud peoples.

[@hannah60000]

Effemmzy Yeah, but that's got to do with Europeans (slavery mainly) and poverty in Nigeria leading to immigration. I'm a Nigerian in the UK and when it comes to relevance there's actually a variety of Nigerian of ethnic groups represented even though Yorubas in the UK are so many. Likewise, it's not that way in the US yet the non-Yoruba Nigerians are doing well and dominating, even though they are lower in numbers compared to Yourbas in the UK. There's nothing wrong with pride, but facts are facts.

[@tok1879]

@@hannah60000 so are you saying that yorubas are not doing well?

[@Yorubaddie]

hannah60000 haterrrrr

[@Yorubaddie]

Tee eL we are doing well

[@Unveeiltv]

Proud to be Yoruba. Thanks for sharing I was privileged to visit the Oshun shrine a few times 😉 spiritual stuff.

[@ajikedeinbo2184]

Your on point with this doc❤️☺️, I'm Nigerian, I'm Yoruba, due to my Dad, he taught me about the history, I'm also black(ADOS) due to my Mom, she is from NC

[@damilola3636]

You have a beautiful Yoruba name, I bet your dad told you the meaning

[@ajikedeinbo2184]

@@damilola3636 ❤️😊, my name Ajike means precious baby, I'm name after my grandma too ❤️😊

[@godwinejiofor8064]

@@ajikedeinbo2184 Ajike Ade

[@soisrael7572]

Hey sis me too my dad is a Yoruba from Nigeria 🇳🇬 and my mom is from the 🇺🇸 l always said l was a real African American 😂

[@ajikedeinbo2184]

@@soisrael7572 that's awesome ❤️👑❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️, I know that's right 😂😂, wow so cool😊, we got the best of both worlds sis❤️👑❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Kwamu22]

It's amazing how much Yoruba descendants in Brazil are still in touch with their African roots. Watched a video of them in church in Brazil and it might as well have been in Lagos or Yaounde (author of "Timbuktu Chronicles: Aida and the Chosen Soldier).

[@Sweetdification]

Beautiful and Amazing you Can Never Destroy The Black people mix Us with Whatever?! We are Still Black I guess it's why so many Colombian and South American people are just that from Africa

[@Truth2power5848]

Omo Yoruba ni mi 👌🏾🙌🙌🙌 I love my people

[@genuinediasporan6661]

Well said. Respect. Yorubaland also extends to Togo. Yoruba land like Hausa land or Ashanti or Mandikra was partitioned into three and shared amongst Europeans countries at Berlin conference of 1884-1885: Togo- Germany,Benin Republic- France,Nigeria-British. There are also Yorubas in Sierra Leone as part of the ethnicity due to Trans Atlantic slave trade. Chief Obafemi Awolowo through his party : Action Group, introduced the first Television station in Africa,even before Spain or South Africa, the first Free education system, probably first in whole Africa, the first Skyscraper in Africa, the first government,probably before Europe ,to introduce minimum wages. Someone to be regarded as Modern Yoruba political Pantheon. ❤️❤️❤️👍🏼

[@MKRex]

Dada Double D Ibadan was the largest urban city in Africa.

[@MKRex]

Dada Double D Ibadan was the largest urban city in Africa.

[@giovanniacuto2688]

@@MKRex I was proud to study there

[@Nectpost]

to ghana as well

[@0k859]

@@Nectpost Yoruba are not in Ghana! Nigeria is not related to Ghana, stop spreading lies. Nigeria is related to Benin, Cameroon and niger and Sierra Leone

[@solarheat2414]

Proudly Aguda 🇳🇬🇧🇷

[@brianarnosa5334]

I’m a Cuban and I do Santeria which is the same religion and we speak Yoruba and it’s amazing seeing this video my friend Keep doing what you are doing ASE

[@ironjobi6529]

The Yoruba culture encourages wisdom.

[@Yorubaddie]

And respect

[@worldtraveler134]

Hi Thank You, sadly as a American I can't say from which tribe my ancestors come from, My DNA test said Yoruba People, but who really knows.. It must feel so good to know yourself and your people.. Ase'

[@isaacdiakite6249]

Get a Yoruba surname and learn the language and pass them on to your children.

[@seismicvertigo345]

We're here for you

[@andrewwebley5018]

You're an African before an American. Your African ancestors' blood runs through your veins. I hope you can feel goooooood about that.

[@Wakacious]

I’m here for you

[@imdinma9826]

Thats how it works dear. You dont know, all i know is my family says i’m Igbo but who knows.

[@babatundeomokoku8333]

My name is Babatunde Omokoku , son of Yoruba 🇳🇬 Dr . Bandele A . Omokoku . My Mother is from Trinidad 🇹🇹 . Watching this video I learned where my people originate from .

[@booblam6919]

Baba is a very good name......greetings from Jamaica 🇯🇲

[@tunedaytv]

Thank you a lot of my Jamaica 🇯🇲 friends tell me same thing !

[@cierandelle498]

I recently found out I have Yoruba ancestry. This video is very informative! Thank you!

[@Minji68689]

are you AA?

[@kimberly_9]

Very interesting because am trying to understand my background because I am from Trinidad and Tobago the Atlantic slave trade messed us up really badly am half African and East Indian and Spanish. I know a lot of my east Indian history I have been trying to learn more about my African history. Your videos are very good and interesting.

[@taylorbasford4542]

I hope you all know these videos are used in online classes for African studies. so please do not listen to weird ass racists trying to discredit them. These videos are shaping minds of the future. Don't ever stop supporting programs and channels like these. I will be sending part of my refund to these fellas to say thank you.

[@raizenotaku5378]

Yoruba has one of the best traditions. But when it comes to respecting the elders?? They number 1

[@oladipupodurotimi4754]

So true. Thanks 😊

[@JideOgunleye]

Nicely put, proudly Nigerian, proudly Yoruba

[@mch7933]

The Nimrud myth was popularized by muslims trying to justify islamic presence in yorubaland. It is not a traditionally accepted myth.

[@Reason_77]

Pls Cite sources that disprove the narrative .Nimrod is the source and many Yoruba historians are no debunking it of recent as more research are ongoing.

[@mch7933]

@@Reason_77 actually many historians are debunking it. I am a historian myself as well as a traditionalist and there is nowhere in Ifa or in any oral tradition that Nimrod is known..only among muslims and christians who attack the yoruba tradition . You can check out the book by Prof. Banji Akintoye "a history of the yoruba people" he debunked the muslim idea that yorubas came from the middle east

[@blackmaleeconomicempowerme6286]

@@mch7933 some yoruba came from Sudan/cush/nubia. We sti call upon amon and set like the nubians

[@mch7933]

@@blackmaleeconomicempowerme6286 some yorubas like who? lmao, amon and set? in yorubaland? ok, this should be interesting. What is the yoruba word for sudan or cush or nubia. what roles do amon and set play in yoruba tradition, what are their yoruba names and who are their priests and custodians in yorubaland? i would like to visit these priests

[@Reason_77]

M CH ....Pls what is the creation story of the entire earth from the Yoruba perspective? Does it add up? Every tradition has their own story of which god created what...Mystery religion start with Africans and the Bible did not debunk that ..Infact it proves it.Nimrod was a Cushite .The Old Testament cites bloodlines and of Cush...Africa it was called the land of Cush for a reason .Middle east use to be occupied by people of Color too not what we are seeing today..

[@afeezcodotcom9477]

Am from Ghana and Yoruba people living in Ghana are so friendly they like there family too much

[@usplayers07]

I've been asking for a video on the Great Benin Empire of Nigeria

[@seismicvertigo345]

I second this..

[@EsanBeauty]

Yes pls...

[@bettythomas8660]

Me too!

[@thinkingbiblicallywithjexx6564]

Thank you for this because the Yoruba people are apart of my ancestry.

[@neyeeisaiah4353]

The tribe that attacked the Ile-Ife then was the Ugbo kingdom not to be mistaken to Igbo/Ibo people.

[@ola-oodua2499]

Finally I saw this comment. Pheeew.

[@jonralph8843]

Strictly speaking it was another kingdom in Yorubaland. They currently inhabit the riverine area of Ondo state, a YORUBA state in Nigeria after their defeat in Ife.

[@imdinma9826]

Thank you so much for this. I was confused

[@nuthurii]

Thank you for the truth..........from Trinidad and Tobago

[@donhenry990]

Thanks for this video. Am from Ile-Ife by the way. It's home to all Yoruba people.

[@fikayoafolayan1660]

Thanks for this video! I would like to note that the people who raided Ile-Ife were not the same people as Igbos in Eastern Nigeria. The Ugbos were an an ancient people who lived in the periphery of Ife, not in Eastern Nigeria. The only plausible people who some say are descendants of Ugbo people is the Ugbo clan of the Ilaje subgroup. The Ilajes are a subgroup of Yoruba divided into 4 clans, one of which is Ugbo. Also the Nimrod or Mecca myth was concocted by some muslims who try to tie Yoruba mythology with the Quran. These claims are not backed by scholars so there is no need to mention them. Also there are Yoruba natives as well in Togo, specifically in Atakpame.

[@boladeokikiolu6173]

Fikk37 you’re wrong ! Yorubas migrated to present day Nigeria , the Ilaje people you speak of were aboriginal to ile-ife before Yoruba took over their land on arrival. Fulani being the first settlers in Nigeria kept records of people who migrated to Nigeria , they were able to do so because they were Islamized and had Arabic knowledge. It’s in the “infakul Mansouri” that Yorubas migrated from Canaan land, according to the narrations of the Sultan of Sokoto to Hugh Clappperton a British missionary . The error the Sultan made was to claim were were kindreds of a Nimrod , no ! We were subjects to Nimrod when we lived in Canaan land long ago. We migrated with our relatives the Ewe in present day Togo, Benin and Ga-Dangme people of Ghana. They have the records and keep it till date. We are Hebrews who have lost our identity. Sultan of Sokoto was right about where we migrated from but was wrong about our true origin. Back in the days, subjects saw themselves as kindred, brother, sons of their tributaries so we can justify the reason why the Sultan of a Sokoto called us kindred of Nimrod.

[@MKRex]

Blake Griffiths We are more likely kindred of Nimrod, because we migrated way before the emergence of the Hebrews and Judaism. Logic would suggest that if we were not post-Judaism, we would have brought with us monotheism. But if we migrated to escape persecution for our polytheism, it would make sense that Yoruba cultural identity would be as distinct as it is today. Evidence of Judaism not appearing within either Yorubaland cultures, or diaspora, would suggest that our knowledge of Judo-Christian-Islam beliefs systems, didn't not appear until after colonisation and the translation of the Bible by Ajayi Crowther, etc. We are not Hebrews or Jews, but the probability that we escaped persecution from them, and enjoyed protection from the Sultan of Sokoto, against marauders from Dahomey, the former Aborigines of Yorubaland, Nupe, the Arab expansion that subjugated our Cousins from Nubia to Sudan, and the aggressive progression of Islam etc, is highly plausible.

[@boladeokikiolu6173]

Rex , maybe read this bro then we can argue this later. Thanks machpelahcave.website/yoruba-hebrew-israelites/

[@MKRex]

Blake Griffiths There is a judeo-centric perspective with this resource, understandably because Judaism is the framework for most of these kinds of topics. My advice is to think beyond this framework, and try to appreciate that the origins of the Yoruba (our people) does not require association with the Hebrew. My argument is that the Yoruba lineage, is older than what was to become the Hebrew Isrealites.

[@crownedking2567]

@@boladeokikiolu6173 Fake history man.

[@ktalino787]

My parents are Cuban and we practice the yoruba religion its call santeria "Lukumí"

[@anthonyzachary7510]

That's really the name of a people oluku

[@anthonyzachary7510]

Oops olukumi

[@blessgoddess4186]

WHY

[@omolara6687]

Lukumi is a Yoruba language from Ijebu and other Yoruba lands. The word Olukumi means "My confidant" or "My friend" in Yoruba.

[@joysunday5850]

It was a son, Oluorogbo, that was sacrificed and not a daughter, Yemoja. Orishas are neither myths nor small gods and goddesses. They are our incomparably illustrious ANCESTORS. We, Yorubas, are their descendants. Can the world stop calling our greaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat grand parents myths. Chai, I tire o.

[@SheWhoComesAtNight]

Joy Sunday It speaks to the issue of maintaining the origins of our collective history.

[@yaruqadishi8326]

What do you mean by ancestors are you saying they are "human" or lesser beings. Are you saying they are not divine. The Orisas ard Divine not lesser beings. Ancestors or divine creators of us humans.

[@blessgoddess4186]

@@yaruqadishi8326 the ORISHAS WERE HUMAN ON EARTH

[@yaruqadishi8326]

@@blessgoddess4186 The Orishas were not humans as one version of story that probably was later on originally they are in fact deities who manifested on Earth to lesser beings and give them powers and Grant that is divination as well as read oracles and do Shaman material Etc animals as balls make sacrifices to them

[@yaruqadishi8326]

@Ayooluwa Olorunmola some are God's others of our divinized ancestors

[@LearnYorubaEasily]

Yoruba is a wonderful language... Thanks for the video!!!!!

[@lolasobande8663]

Good work BUT d adversary Moremi confronted were d UGBOs, also known as Ilajes a coastal people east of Ile Ife and not d Ibos of South Eastern Nigeria.

[@Sheyi1234]

I'm Yorùbá and this video is very accurate. Great work.

[@assaa5069]

Yoruba all Day 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿

[@boladeokikiolu6173]

Samuel Akiwumi errday !

[@pecantan7423]

Where my Ancestors lay..Ase.'

[@adonismoncrief8497]

Yoruba people got a beautiful culture and history as well. I like those sculptures they look really nice and carved out so neat. And did the people who build the statue of liberty in New York get they idea from the statue that the yoruba people build of the Queen Moremi?

[@MKRex]

Adonis Moncrief The statue of Queen Moremi is a recent monument. Perhaps inspired by Lady Liberty, but the Queen was real and her story is factual.

[@adonismoncrief8497]

@@MKRex Thanks, she does have an interesting history.

[@genuinediasporan6661]

Adonis Moncrief obviously the Statue of Liberty was an inspiring since both are for freedom. But the used of the Touch was universal at that time. Also fire was important tool Moremi used.

[@adonismoncrief8497]

@@genuinediasporan6661 Thanks for the information. It was a very useful tool she used.

[@RareJewel777]

The original statue of liberty was actually a black woman and colonizers copied the statue into their own likeness/race, but as it was already mentioned, the statue of Moremi is a new? one

[@nikkyadekomi5365]

Proudly Omoluabi also called Yoruba, that is my source, we have beautiful culture

[@asanteakan70]

Wow half are still traditionalist ? That’s very good.

[@genuinediasporan6661]

Asante Akan even the other half, the Christian and Muslim still have connection with their ancestral spirituality in one way or the other,especially in marriages, property sharing, naming ceremonies,dance and languages. Yoruba are very much culturally connected than religion. Probably the reason they appeared more tolerance than any ethnicity in Nigeria.

[@Love25648]

Yorubas are Christian Tuesday, Muslim Wednesday and go see a witch doctor every other time times get rough 😂😂😂

[@boladeokikiolu6173]

Ant rip I can bet my life you are Igbo. You idiots speak same way.

[@genuinediasporan6661]

Ant rip you are right. But practiced of hypocrisy is not peculiar with Yoruba. The Yoruba position is still better ,where half openly practiced their spirituality without any doubt. Colonialism made African to abandoned their spirituality because it demonised it. But still Most Africans still practiced their spirituality secretly. They do that because of stigmatisation from immediate family members or friends they have from these adopted faiths. Some do it secretly,especially dependants because if they leave these foreign faiths they could be deprived by their parents. Many understand these faiths lacked potency,for example Africa politicians. Africa politicians would rather swear by Bible and Quran than going through traditional methods. Your comment might appeared as insulting but it’s not. It’s only laced with ignorance.The only thing is,it’s not Yoruba alone but all part of Africa where these imperialist religions are. Igbo only used it to bully the vulnerable and ignorant. My brother in law was an Ifa priest and I can tell you 90% percent of his clients were Igbo. The difference between Yoruba and Igbo is Yoruba are known to practice their spirituality regardless of their religious affiliation while Igbo are more hypocritical,except very few. Majority Yoruba,like some ethnicity see the practice of their spirituality as separated from religion. Spirituality in Yoruba is “ Asha abalaye “ While Religion is “ Esin”. Yoruba understand you can change religion,but your Asha abalaye stays with you forever. Your spirituality- Asha abalaye is your window to the world,where your identity is coded. Yoruba understand that. Yoruba also understand,once you lose your Asha abalaye you become a tree without roots. Your culture becomes sleeping culture.

[@lilmizzije]

@@boladeokikiolu6173 she actually isn't Igbo but I'm glad to see that you are obsessed with the Igbos as you can't stop mentioning us throughout the comment section. bloody fool.

[@NewEarthSon]

Alot of Yoruba was sent to what is present day Haiti. Its pretty crazy how in school I drunk the Africans sold africans kool-aid in school and never bothered to research about different african ethnic tribes until I started taking the hebrew isrealites street preachers seriously and how they said africans sold isrealites which got me curious about different ethnic tribes. when talking about ww1 and ww2 the so called white man never says whites killed whites when thats technically true. If I said that in class and then called it a day, I would get laughed at and get a F showing that the issues is more complex then that. this channel also push me in the direction to researc about the different ethnic groups. Im haitian born and raised in america so its interesting to know that most of the people that made haiti in poulation where from the kingdom of Kongo , kingdom of dahomey, The Arada kingdom which were Yourubas. also interesting to know where others went in the horrific atlantic slave trade. good video HomeTeam

[@awareyah6146]

NewEarth Son The Tribe of Judah is throughout the four corners of the earth including Africa Isaiah 11:11-13 verse 13 represent our IGBO and YORUBA people

[@First2dielast2Live]

NewEarth Son do you know if the Yoruba tribes also went to the island of St.kitts or the US or British Virgin Islands? I’m also trying to find out what tried I possibly came from but I don’t trust dna test results so I haven’t tried that method

[@awareyah6146]

I’m confused about one thing I see a lot of people saying that there are mostly Yoruba people throughout the four corners of the earth but when I see people break things down the YORUBA people fit Ephraim and the IGBO people fit Judah

[@NewEarthSon]

@Stanley Douge ok. Thank You for the clarification. Im just trying to learn and figure this out. They said that Toussaint Louverture was the grandson of the African King of Arada. I believe the story goes that after a war with another african ethnic group tribe, the arada lost and instead of arising to the throne, the to be king decided to just go into slavery with his soldiers and be a prisoner of war. How many Leaders would do that? Not to many

[@seismicvertigo345]

Right, another tactic is that European, or white wars, are called world wars lol. Like Africa had anything to do with that white blood bath smh

[@africanstoryteller]

Thanks for sharing, Robert a feature on the Tiv people of Benue State, Nigeria

[@SwarthysDialogue]

Thank you for making this 👍🏾👍🏾🙏🏿❤️

[@chiefskillzpodcast]

I’m Learning brother enlighten me more.I know I have the rare Haplogroup DE-M145 as well as the EV-38 Ramesees III. I’m 40% Nigerian Nigeria🇳🇬 . Cutrrwnt E-P252. God is great and thanks for this information.

[@abamiedo1]

Love the video. The Yoruba have been dispersed throughout the New World, and like those at home we practice traditional spirituality and new world traditions. A brother in the Dominican once told me, "When all is good we are 100% Christian, when all is bad we are 100% bush. Most day we do both."

[@thebridge5483]

I like that same thing in Haiti

[@graceolabisi]

This is very well-done. Good job!!

[@akil2746]

There is a big connection between Trinidad and Yoruba peoples.

[@omolara6687]

soo true.

[@Solfull.nomadYT]

Also have both backgrounds in my family. What’s the ancestral Nigerian Yoruba connection with Trinidad??

[@akil2746]

@@Solfull.nomadYT Yoruba people were taken to Trinidad during slavery, also right after slavery ended about 10,000 came to Trinidad as Indentured Servants, thats why they were allowed to keep many aspects of the culture/religion.

[@MKRex]

Thank you for this great video! You're awesome, may the Orishas guide you.

[@antoniaizuebe7228]

Thank you so much for this . I love all your videos .

[@blessedhonored3363]

Good work HometTeam History and thanks for the effort. As for my fellow Africans the hatred and dislike shown here by the comments is saddening but I don't blame you we humans. I pray though that the real truth gets revealed and leaves us in real peace and identity. Much love to my melanin Kings and Queens.

[@seismicvertigo345]

Growth pains. Three major regions is NG were thus associated prior: Yorubas are more alligned with the groups to the west of their already Western location, such as the Fon, and the Ewe -- in Benin and Togo. The Igbos were more alligned with groups even more east of their already Eastern location -- other eastern Nigerians, and the Cameroonians, and the Hausas have large numbers of their group alligned even further North of their already Northern location, in the country of Niger and in other parts of the sahel. We three, were joined and then agreed to use the adjoining to collectively take the country from the British. We are still growing lol

[@iyaiiya-wawg3657]

I need this to write my story based on ancient Nigeria. Wish me luck ladies and gentlemen. ('v')

[@ayokz8344]

Good luck

[@seismicvertigo345]

There is no such thing as ancient Nigeria. You can say ancient Yorubaland, Igboloand, Edoland etc

[@chidaluokoro9104]

@@seismicvertigo345 bro who cares?

[@seismicvertigo345]

@@chidaluokoro9104 Everyone that values learning. People need to stop making videos about 1800s Nigeria. That is essentially a video about nothing at all

[@chidaluokoro9104]

@@seismicvertigo345 well like I said no one gives a shit nigerian and non-nigerian and allowed to talk about thing they like.

[@thatdudee5344]

I love my people o! my great grandfather was King Agunlejika of Ijesha, my dad used to spend summers at his castle as a kid

[@rachelbarn6011]

Great video! Would you consider making an igbo one too?

[@princessdee9701]

Got my results back from African Ancestry and turns out I’m from the Yoruba tribe, 99.7%! 🙌🏾❤️🙌🏾

[@rasheedatalks5579]

Just found out I'm Nigerian from the Yoruba and Hausa people. I'm so excited to learn more

[@charlesborquaye5746]

I Understand The GA’s of Ghana descended from ILE IFE. Would You Ever Make A Video of the Ga’s Too. ..?

[@seismicvertigo345]

This is very interesting. I understand that "Jo" means "dance" in Ga. Definitely willing to learn about any possible connection

[@charlesborquaye5746]

Seismic Vertigo Yeah Jo Means Dance... Why do you ask..?

[@seismicvertigo345]

@@charlesborquaye5746 I was just interested in your statement. This Mzvee song caught me off guard in the past when she said "jo" with the exact same tonality as Yorubas say it kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYutlIWhm8p_Zsk @1:00. It was really interesting cause I am Yoruba and felt like she was speaking it but she's Ga

[@godwinejiofor8064]

@@charlesborquaye5746 because jo means dance in Yoruba

[@helenahmed9189]

Thank you for mentioning Moremi in your version of history of Yoruba people. It's gives understanding of civilization and war outside of Yoruba land.

[@Green-tf8uw]

Very interesting video, keep up the good work.

[@kingsampson3424]

If you can could you please make a video on the ijaw tribe thank you 🙏🏽

[@char_d.0908]

I ❤ love this! Thanks for the education 💯🙌🏾

[@Itsclaireasday]

I am Yoruba and PROUD! ⭐

[@marooftajudeen6956]

Nicely research home team thanks a lot bro

[@DivineLightFitness]

I have taken multiple ancestry tests but have finally found a test that has helped me to trace back my ancestors at least to 2,500 years. I share ancient ancestry with the Yoruba 🇳🇬tribe of Nigeria 52.4% and Khoisan people of South Africa 🇿🇦 41% on my maternal lineage from Haiti 🇭🇹

[@negkreyol6645]

Which test was that ? 🇭🇹

[@lindaajide2115]

I love being Yoruba 🙂

[@boluwatifeodeniyi3021]

Thank you. I know this video is terribly old and I am just discovering this now, but thank you. Proud to be Yoruba.

[@lawdzeke115]

Can you give me the name of the chant (song) in the beggining of your videos please? I want to put some bass to it...

[@Biobele]

I was gonna ask for this too but I knew someone else must have asked so I looked for this comment instead

[@lawdzeke115]

I've asked many times lol. It'll is ok. I still love the info. I won't stop watching.

[@davidnmadu5801]

Anyone get an answer?

[@Biobele]

@@davidnmadu5801 no

[@TheYgorandrade]

Amazing, im waching from Salvador Bahia Brasil, and love this video

[@williewebbs2504]

Powerful information I absolutely love it thanks