History/
Origin
Origin
How far back can Yoruba culture be traced?
1000s
What country does The Yoruba group mainly appear in?
Nigeria
What two religions do The Yoruba people follow?
Christianity and Islam
What did Vodun stereotypically become?
Voodoo
Where do Yoruba speakers primarily reside?
Central Nigeria
What caused The Yoruba to expand rapidly?
Climate Change
What are Benin, Ghana, and Toga also referred to in the Yoruba culture?
Yorubaland
What fraction of the Nigerian population is the Yoruba population?
1/5
What is Vodun centered around?
Spirits
What can alter the meaning of a word in Yoruba? There are 3 of them?
Tone
What was the first empire in Yoruba history?
The Ife Empire
How many Yoruba people life in Africa in current day?
50 Million
Who is the supreme creator force of The Yoruba? (hint:not Oduduwa)
Olodumare
What do the hierarchal deities control?
humans and spirits
When was the Yoruba orthography formalized?
The 1960s
What god who created Earth settled in Nigeria?
Oduduwa
How many Yoruba people live outside the continent of Africa?
1 million
What is the divine energy that runs through everything?
Ase
What does the Vodun culture build shrines around?
a wooden statue
What aspect of the language conveys moral lessons?
Proverbs
What two religions do The Yoruba influence the Americas and the Caribbean through?
Santeria and Candomble
Why did many Yoruba people move to the UK?
Economic and Political changes
What do they eat in initiation ceremonies?
Kola nut
Where do Ancestral spirits reside?
Important grounds/people
What plays a crucial role in cultural transmission?
Traditional Texts