Importance of the Mother Tongue - 'Oro Isiti' with Prof. Sophie Oluwole #1

Prof. Sophie Oluwole is a renowned retired Professor of African Philosophy. She is a cerebral scholar who takes great pride in her Africaness. Her passion for Yoruba philosophy has opened a new frontier in the world of philosophy.
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[@angelsofmercyhomes9312]

Are the powers that be listening in Nigeria? Of course not! To promote Ifa in Yoruba land is to promote a primitive religion.The Christians are more religious than Jesus, and the Muslims are more religious than Mohammed. But, remember that those tworeligions are taught In the language of their respective prophets. Ifa is not a religion, but a body of Yoruba knowledge that is farsuperior to the western knowledge. May the Orisas bless Prof.Oluwole.

[@miltonswan196]

I am learning Yuroba, Zulu, and Igbo language with the help of U Tube, and textbooks. I will teach all of them to my children. It's time for the Melinated man, and women to return under one roof. I thank the late Professor Sophie Oluwole. May she rest in power.

[@adeshinaayodeji2952]

How I wish the children of this great woman could organize a memorial lecture in honour of her great work

[@wordsbymaribeja1470]

I agree, African children in general would benefit greatly from her work, her legacy must be kept alive.

[@JenJaneway]

Right!!!

[@lolaokunola4366]

Thank you for this!! My children speak Yoruba even though we live in England and it's really sad to see a lot of parents don't encourage their children to speak the lovely language. We are going home soon and they will be so disappointed!

[@ogunsadebenjaminadeiyin2729]

It's so sad, so many people take it for pride because they can't speak Yoruba. I speak French and English languages as well as Yoruba language with a smattering of the German language. In my language acquisition journey, I draw a lot of insight from Yoruba. Many of the people who are naturally 'English' or 'French' yet persisting to stick to another man's tongue do this to their own delusion.

[@tdad8683]

Did they say this woman is a professor???? She sounds like a LOCAL TOMATO SELLER in the market.

[@ADE-of-LAGOS]

@@tdad8683 The joke is on you. Exactly the point of her message. I am sure you or your kids don't speak or understand your local language.

[@pampercrown6758]

@@tdad8683 : She was a Professor and worthy of note. Thank you.

[@jumokea2274]

@@tdad8683 Indian and south east Asian professors retain their accent too. Ridiculing a Yoruba woman for her accent is the purpose of this video. You should not promote the language of another above yours. That's a sign of low self esteem.

[@MrVictorydesign]

I was having just this same conversation with my bro yesterday. We need all Nigerian citizens to think like and as this woman. If we must develop and preserve our OWN civilization, we must see the need to appreciate our local dialects and see our differences in tribes as a blessing of diversity. Respect to this woman.

[@omolowelomolowel1385]

+Igbinobaro Osarodion Victory God almighty blessed abundantly.....Love ur comment

[@africaRBG]

Local languages**. The colonizers referred to our languages as merely dialects

[@tdad8683]

Did they say this woman is a professor???? She sounds like a LOCAL TOMATO SELLER in the market.

[@nuridinadams9219]

Mama, may Allah keep giving you knowledge to be able to teach us, amen. I remember being punished for speaking vanecular at primary school in (Kumasi) Ghana. The headmistress liked me but decided to punish me severely for speaking twi (Ashanti dialect). I am a Yoruba born in Ghana. Africans don't appreciate their languages any more. God help us. I quit thank the present Lagos State governor for making Yoruba language should be thought in all schools.

[@LaoriAbraham]

I love this....I'm proudly Yoruba Omo oduduwa

[@tdad8683]

Did they say this woman is a professor???? She sounds like a LOCAL TOMATO SELLER in the market.

[@afrochosenone]

May God (OLODUMARE) grant this woman long life to continue to promote and teach Yoruba language and history.

[@tdad8683]

Did they say this woman is a professor???? She sounds like a LOCAL TOMATO SELLER in the market.

[@afrochosenone]

@@tdad8683 you are a big fool. Colonial mentality is worrying you. She spoke fluent English grammar although with her YORUBA accent. She dressed in her own native attire. Your type is a poor copy of an European.

[@afrochosenone]

@@tdad8683 You're exactly what she said in this video. She was a Professor in African studies and languages, she was an African philosopher

[@chamram5059]

@Tdad ........obvious you are stupid or dumb

[@johannuolotu8810]

Mother tongue is very essential and it's also the key to human development.

[@ibraheemahmad538]

I study law in the Arab world, they teach with Arabic. That way they are best in all they do and teach. they don't employ foreigners, they do their stuff. Even Yoruba fail Yoruba in school, many so call Yoruba prof are shame of speaking Yoruba in their homes. I hope our prof should do something.

[@normal_side]

After all they said charity begin at home, hope those Yoruba Prof are listening?😃

[@lololima5533]

Prof. Sophie was my Philosophy lecturer in 100L, she's articulate. I won't forget the day she taught about Efficacy of Witchcraft.Damn! ☺️. Stay blessed,ma

[@ogunsadebenjaminadeiyin2729]

Kindly tell me her thoughts on the Efficacy of Witchcraft.

[@tdad8683]

Is she a prof????.... she DOES NOT seem articulate to me!!!! she talks like a yoruba tomato seller.

[@johnad101]

I'm interested in finding out more about her.

[@PamelaChiomaBelonwu]

@@tdad8683 and you are part of the problem she’s talking about. So speaking English shows you are smart? Dummy

[@tdad8683]

@@PamelaChiomaBelonwu you are CRAZY. Where did I ever say that??? The woman sounds irritating and not so articulate for a professor. Period!!!

[@cmit70]

May you live long Ma to continue to bless us with such immense knowledge, Ase Edumare.

[@tdad8683]

Did they say this woman is a professor???? She sounds like a LOCAL TOMATO SELLER in the market.

[@africaRBG]

Very important stuff. Language death is a real thing. Once you lose the language, the culture follows.

[@jinkinsjinks5792]

Great woman; real African treasure!

[@tdad8683]

Did they say this woman is a professor???? She sounds like a LOCAL TOMATO SELLER in the market.

[@IbiRere]

One I realized on all of these videos is I sighed and the video ends. She speaks powerfully.

[@tdad8683]

Did they say this woman is a professor???? She sounds like a LOCAL TOMATO SELLER in the market.

[@olugbengaodus7520]

God will give you more wisdom thank you mama

[@omorinmade]

Nah today I sabi PROF SOPHIE BOSEDE OLUWOLE love u mama, keep resting in peace

[@henshawblaze]

RIP Mama .

[@ladeakintola328]

I would love to study african philosophy. Soo exciting! !

[@tdad8683]

Did they say this woman is a professor???? She sounds like a LOCAL TOMATO SELLER in the market.

[@rasakiabombolaidowu1527]

May God bless all your generation professor Sophie Oluwole, our problem are all these wrong leaders that do not have wisdom to restore their ancestral linguistic value. Yoruba language is not inferior, but a primitive language that happen to be an embodiment of encoded knowledge, from which abstract European took their derivation. European languages are not a natural languages that is why they are of lexicon language, a lexicon languages are not semantic that is why European cannot explain the meaning of names in their cultural language. We need to do what needed to save Yoruba language all Yoruba region should force all schools up to university in their region to teach their students Yoruba language throughout academy section.

[@kinglyxpress2098]

Presently, my MSc research work in Ife focuses on teaching Basic Science in early childhood education with Yoruba language as a medium of instruction. I am still gathering data for interpretation.

[@ADE-of-LAGOS]

Please, is there a way to reach you? I am currently looking at the possibility of coming up with Yoruba versions of scientific terms in multiple subjects if no one has already done so yet.

[@naijamanvideos6040]

I never taught yoruba race had a knowledge prof. Like this woman, you and your works are a blessing to some of us who are ready to learn and make the change. Western education was to enslaved our mentality.

[@tdad8683]

Did they say this woman is a professor???? She sounds like a LOCAL TOMATO SELLER in the market.

[@oladipo8951]

She taught me Introduction to Philosophy in my first year at University of Lagos back in 1995. She is one in a million. Forget the accent bro.

[@collinhenry9996]

When the Romans conquer England in 86 A.D. the Romans taught that Latin is superior language who the British speak Celtic at that time had no writing. When English develop English language by 15th century French, Spanish and Latin was consider superior then English language . Thank you Mama for teaching the truth.

[@olatunjiayodeji2270]

this woman is too much dis is wot we want not speaking English Yoruba is d best mama may u live long to enlighten people nd may olodumare give u good health

[@tdad8683]

Did they say this woman is a professor???? She sounds like a LOCAL TOMATO SELLER in the market.

[@gbajumo]

Professor S. Oluwole is one of the very few that still champions the course of Yoruba & its contribution to African Philosophy as well as the social-science of Western Nigerian History. Its a great honour and privilege to have her at our time. We all have a civic duty and moral obligation to join her and other Yoruba champions like Yemi Elebuibon, Tunde Kelani etc in the vanguard of the struggle against the creeping threat of socio-cultural annihilation or extinction of the Yoruba Language. How? Speak, read & write in your Mother Tongue. PS: Am I right in assuming that the Punchline of her story at 5.16 was redacted through professional editing? The didacticism through this medium should be unfettered. Censorship promoted ignorance and ignorance informs falsehood.

[@nadinecoq314]

You must be good in Yoruba well well.

[@owoyemirichardadedamola2812]

Impressive write up Mr Gbajumo. I myself was totally marveled by the way she demonstrated the Yoruba's scientific method of naming the " Television ". I was foundered, not by the accuracy but by the fact that it was even more descriptive than that of the German's. So exciting and incredible. She's a profound lierate in her field(s) of study and her oratory skills are particularly apt. We deserve more from her wealth of knowledge, and experience. The complete erasure or impediments to a warm socio-cultural future is inimical to societal progress and civic education. Yes! We need to be exposed to more of this, this is valuable, instructive, and educative. I really hope that many more are able to come across this wonderful piece, because that's not any KZbin video there, but a lovely secret of nature and humanity hidden in a video.

[@owoyemirichardadedamola2812]

floundered*

[@owoyemirichardadedamola2812]

literate*

[@ADE-of-LAGOS]

We have to put action behind our words if we want to achieve anything to change this. There is an ongoing "war" by western powers to exterminate indigenous languages and knowledge. They do this with a lot of pretence.

[@lionra4523]

Thank you!

[@wosilatamosu9017]

I love to much Prof Oluwole my language is Yoruba I Always speak Yoruba with my childrens they are borns on Europe Thanks to Allmighty God Ranti Omo eniti iwo nse

[@tdad8683]

Did they say this woman is a professor???? She sounds like a LOCAL TOMATO SELLER in the market.

[@isaacadeyemi6854]

Don't you in your life disrespect this woman, are you out of your mind

[@lolaokunola4366]

Thank you so much ma. I love you dearly.

[@babaolowo35]

THANK you ma

[@temiladealamudun5063]

May her precious soul continue to Rest In Peace🙏

[@okanlawontaofeek5022]

Well deposited ma.

[@adetorrent]

Eseun o mama wa.

[@Omo217]

Thank you mama. Ke pe fun wa. I'm proud of my language and my rich culture.

[@MaggiePegg]

God bless this woman ;)

[@nnekabakare4257]

am igbo,married to yoruba my children speaks my language very well,i love mother tongue is the best language.

[@blackpharao5401]

There is no god outside of you. Listen to her very well, what she's saying. Get to know and deepen yourself in our african nature of knowledge. I am not even from Nigeria but am of African diaspora from Europe. But I am studying and guess what all comes back to our home land. Know thyself. very important. I respect her as well, because I over-stand what she is saying exactly. Peace

[@ADE-of-LAGOS]

@@nnekabakare4257 Damn! I wish my wife is like you. She is mixed yoruba/Igbo. I am Yoruba. I communicate with the kids in Yoruba often. They all have yoruba names. But the oldest two understand Yoruba but can't speak it fluently. My wife doesn't even try. I don't think I can remember hearing her speak yoruba to them. Don't even talk of Igbo, which she speaks fluently with friends. I advised her to give the kids Igbo names, but it never happen. I have come to terms with the whole issue. Same problem most Nigerians/Africans are suffering from. Some of us are lucky to have got out of it. I always avoid thinking about this issue. It does hurt because when mothers choose to do things with the kids, you most likely going to get a better outcome. Had it been we reside in Nigeria, it's a sure thing that they would have understood and speak Yoruba, at least.

[@blakgodarmy1655]

This is a nice video, it has also baffled me as to why Historic yoruba Legacies of true Yoruba Legends not only known to Ancient Yoruba people but known to The Whole world Through Biblical translations are rarely spoken & remember in Their Original Yoruba Tongue, A Legacies any parent would be proud to honour, shear & past down to their Children. I had to do a lot of learning for myself. With still lot of learning to do without a True Yoruba Master & Teacher as like the misquoted Biblical Legends.

[@seyiawolesi]

What love about Mama is even the English she spoke it with the construct of Yoruba. May her legacy live for dynasties

[@TheAfrolegalisespeaks]

Excellent video!

[@caredirectorb2t46]

SO ON POINT!!

[@adamsbravo31]

she always speaking my mind.

[@AdioAbiodunglobaljist]

kudos !!

[@PrinceAyo247]

I'm back here in August 2022, thank you ma. Continue to rest well Mama!

[@11am]

wowww, eternally grateful fo this

[@temiladealamudun5063]

What a gem ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@techwork...]

Thank you ma. for this word of wisdom

[@qayyahruqayyah6744]

Thank you ma

[@farooqharris7162]

Love you

[@collinhenry9996]

I currently work for Nigerian Canadian food store who the owner is Yoruba but despite most of the customers are Nigerians there always speak to each other in English. I think that because most customers from different tribes but many times even like my boss would speak to there grown children in English. I know people who are Canadian born but speak to there parents to there ancestry language. Europeans, Asians and Native Americans speak there own language but Nigerian, Ghanaian and Somalian people here in Canada have young people speak mainly in English or other part of Canada like in city of Montreal is French.

[@ADE-of-LAGOS]

We are just a collection of mentally messed up people. Like we don't reason around the implications of our collective actions. Slave mentality.

[@maryqp423]

❤

[@balokennysamuel8287]

I love you ma 😘❤️

[@ogunniranabrahamomotayo9317]

More wisdom to you Ma

[@ikaylaholowomeye8540]

Thank you Ma, May Nature continually bless you. E dagbaa, E darugbo fun wa.

[@pst.mo.8243]

We have missed it long time. But there is Hope if we return and start doing the right thing.

[@sjappiyah4071]

9:39 most people unfortunately forget this part 💯

[@alyateemlanre8817]

Truth talk

[@KeepersOfTheGate]

"My language is bettah than yours". E se ma. Mo dupe ooo

[@N_Ebenezer]

Why isn't this and others in an organized playlist?

[@annlove6558]

Pls I understand everything she was saying , but we need a background translation for ppl that does not understand Yoruba... YORUBA

[@lamaipati]

Never stop speaking your native language and if you are so passionate and/or are able to teach your language in another land try it. I know many people who would love to learn yoruba.

[@abakamoh-ntai1524]

Please how can i watch this fun interview????

[@sali9406]

May Orumila Bless you Maa. Some stupid and coconut headed leaders of Africa who have o shame will still be fooling with the future and reputatie of people with black skin colour. May I share this on my page Kelani?

[@abidenorbert8918]

Night mama

[@balokennysamuel8287]

Please how can I connect with this woman

[@JoyFay]

She passed

[@OyaRevolutionary]

Thank you ma!

[@michaelojediran7426]

Where can we get her books?

[@jinkinsjinks5792]

Great video! The white man took away our: -Names, -Religion, -Language

[@kemigbeleko9460]

Africa needs to wake up...stand up n be whom u re, don't let foreigners whites teaches u, we need to teach them ours bcos is more prominent in life than white God.

[@AkinHola19]

The igbo pple are florishing cos they carry there language with them everywhr they go..

[@omodiagbedominicedeoghon4607]

Western educated Igbos?

[@collinhenry9996]

So Africans been discourage to speak there own language? I born and rise here in Canada my ancestors from Africa which during the days of slavery we was not allow to keep African language and names. My parents are from Jamaica and there discourage me to learn Jamaican talk called Patois. Slavery and colonialism still effects our mind

[@ADE-of-LAGOS]

Really. It seem to be a general problem with many people of African descent.

[@princeokeyale6892]

Good one, may God bless you ma, even the white people re coming to Nigeria to learn our language, why should any parent ignore Yoruba language, I was surprised when one nursery school teacher telling my elder brother that they should not speak Yoruba to their son again so that he can be fluent in english, what a mess.

[@ADE-of-LAGOS]

People are just messed up in the head. A teacher that doesn't know that children have the brain to pick up multiple languages simultaneously.

[@jeffreyAdewaleIge]

this is very sad to hear. you should be proud of your language. me myself as non speaker of the language would have loved to have got a real chance to learn to speak and understand the the language at home ( i am not born and rasied in nigeria so the the yoruba language never came to me naturally on a day to day basis). im now in my 40s and have for practically my entire my life felt that somtihing was missisng from it . And as she said there ia nothing wrong with being able to manage more than one language either .

[@olurotimiking3001]

something is funny here....even MAMA herself is speaking English here.

[@efemzyekun900]

You should know that not all black folks and even Yoruba peoples understand Yoruba language, so how can you expect her to speak Yoruba in an interview that is clearly destined to reach other African speaking tongues and even outsiders? What she is trying to elicit is beneficial to Ghanaian, Togolese, and other tribes in Africa, so don't limit this to her English speaking and understanding audiences alone.

[@kudaclarahchinakidzwa6464]

olurotimi king bros you get the point wrong. She's not saying don't speak English, she's saying don't throw our own language in the bin simply because we want to be identified with white man.

[@edkure]

Mama mixed her speech with English probably not to alienate us who were not opportune to be well grained in Ede Kaaro Oojiire.

[@sundayekiran2413]

Olurotimi king, point of correction. There's nothing funny at all here because Mama' s message was not only to Yorubas or other Nigerians alone but to all Africans. Remember he mentioned some of what her other learned colleagues in Ghana and other African country said which she countered as wrong. So she was speaking to a wider African audience who do not understand Yoruba language.

[@ADE-of-LAGOS]

@@edkure You try small. 🤣🤣

[@lanreomikunleable]

Hmmmm.. Yoruba.. ni mi.. am proud and humble.. #ProudlyYoruba