Last Names: Root, History, and Significance | Yorùbá People of Nigeria
Last Names: Root, History, and Significance | Yorùbá People of Nigeria
How did your surname become your family name?
What does it mean?
How has the name impacted you so far?
How will it impact you in the future?
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Sorry, I forgot to clarify that Islam was already visible in Yorùbá land way before the 1700s and 1800s.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_Nigeria (Fact Checked)
"Yorubas came in contact with Islam around the 14th century during the reign of Mansa Kankan Musa of the Mali Empire. According to Al-Aluri, the first Mosque was built in Ọyọ-Ile in AD 1550, although there were no Yoruba Muslims. The Mosque only served the spiritual needs of foreign Muslims living in Ọyọ."
These foreign Muslims were mainly people from Mali.
"More Muslims started building Mosques: Iwo town led, its first Mosque built in 1655, followed by Iṣẹyin, in 1760; Lagos, 1774; Ṣaki, 1790; and Oṣogbo, 1889. In time, Islam spread to other towns like Oyo (the first Oyo convert was Solagberu), Ibadan, Abẹokuta, Ijẹbu-Ode, Ikirun, and Ẹdẹ before the 18th-century Sokoto jihad."
Then what I touched on in the video around 15:45. 🙂
"Several factors contributed to the rise of Islam in Yoruba land by mid 19th century. Before the decline of Ọyọ, several towns around it had large Muslim communities. Unfortunately, when Ọyọ was destroyed, these Muslims (Yoruba and immigrants) relocated to newly formed towns and villages and became Islam protagonists. Second, there was a mass movement of people at this time into Yoruba land, many of these immigrants were Muslims who introduced Islam to their host."
Buwa?? i cant find anything
The way you googled last names is the way I googled and saw your video. Thanks for the good work. You are a Thinker
Very Informative
Blessings Queen thank you so much for this wisdom ❤️
I like your explanation. It was well detailed. My surname is Egunjobi. I would want to know the meaning and history that brought about that name. When I asked my parents, I was told it was my great grandfather's name and the history behind my name was that the people made costumes for the masquerades then. I would want you to expantiate more.
Your scholarly mind is impressive!
This was SUCH an informative, necessary and liberating lecture. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and planting seeds.
Can you please do a video on the word "Eegun"?
Hey there, I really appreciate your efforts in teaching Yoruba language and culture. I've been on the quest of finding out where my last name "Boyewa" originated. As far as I know it means "Comes/Came with a title". Would you know anything about the origins of that name?
I would love to see a video about "oriki"
i love your videos❤
In santeria there is this expression "Máà f'èrè fún Òrìsà", despite being famous, many people speak a different meaning and in google translator it doesn't make sense. could you talk about, maybe there is some philosophical sense?
Lovely content
Hello thank you for this information can you also talk about being named after an orisha ?
Can u give me the phrase u say in the beginning of every video