Lineage Oriki
Praise names of ancestry, origin, and inherited identity.
"Omo ile, omo orile, omo eni rere..."
Oriki passed down by lineage, town, and compound — recorded in the voices that still carry it, understood through transcription and translation, and kept for the people they name.
Capture a family, town, or lineage oriki in the voice that still carries it — right in your browser.
Write the Yoruba transcription, an English translation, and what the praises mean.
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Praise names of ancestry, origin, and inherited identity.
"Omo ile, omo orile, omo eni rere..."
Praise names of towns, cities, rulers, and civic memory.
"Ibadan mayin, omo ajorunkunmosin..."
Praise names held by families and recited across generations.
"Omo ade, omo owo, omo ile..."
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