A collection of Yoruba proverbs showing how each saying encapsulates a facet of Yoruba philosophy, tradition and worldview. Each proverb is in Yoruba with an English translation. Includes a guide to further reading. Index, gloss, 128pp, UK. AKADA PRESS, 0954546504

2003 Hardback

This book is not a dictionary, rather it explains how names are constructed in Yoruba. Yoruba name phrases with English translations. Text in English. 108pp, NIGERIA. SEFER.

The most comprehensive collection to date of more than five thousand Yoruban proverbs that showcase Yoruba oral tradition. Following Oyekan Owomoyela's introduction, which provides a framework and description of Yoruba cultural beliefs, the proverbs are arranged by theme into five sections: the good person; the fortunate person (or the good life); relationships; human nature; rights and responsibilities; and truisms. Each proverb is presented in Yoruba with a literal English translation, followed by a brief commentary explaining the meaning of the proverb within the oral tradition. This definitive source book on Yoruba proverbs is the first to give such detailed, systematic classification and analysis alongside a careful assessment of the risks and pitfalls of submitting this genre to the canons of literary analysis. 510pp, USA. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA PRESS.