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Yoruba Language and Culture Game Show - Episode 112

a Yorùbá language LESSON for absolute beginners ————————— The Yoruba word Álífábẹ́tì /alifa-beti/ is borrowed from the English “alphabet”, which in turn comes from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet: alpha and beta. Borrowing is a common phenomenon in languages. So, in Yoruba language, instead of referring to the set discussed in the video as “álífábẹ́tì”, it is not uncommon to say the “ABD èdè Yorùbá”, so called after the first three letters of the Yoruba system. The modern Yoruba writ