Most Loved
The oriki the community has embraced the most.
24 oriki
Oríkì Ìkìré
Ìkìré, Irewole, Osun State
Ile Ife
Ife, Ife Central, Osun State
Oríkì Ìlọrin
Ìlọrin, Ilorin East, Kwara State (Yoruba Areas)
Praise poetry of Ìlọrin, Kwara State.
Oríkì Ẹ̀fọ̀n-Àlààyè
Ẹ̀fọ̀n-Àlààyè, Efon, Ekiti State
Praise poetry of Ẹ̀fọ̀n-Àlààyè.
Oríkì Ìjẹ̀bú
Ìjẹ̀bú, Ijebu Ode, Ogun State
A broader regional Ìjẹ̀bú praise (administrative centre: Ìjẹ̀bú-Òde).
Oríkì Ìwó
Ìwó, Iwo, Osun State
Praise poetry of Iwo, town of the Oluwo.
Oríkì Ìkọ̀rọ̀dú
Ìkọ̀rọ̀dú, Ikorodu, Lagos State
Praise poetry of Ikorodu.
Oríkì Ìbàdàn
Ìbàdàn, Ibadan North, Oyo State
Praise poetry of the city of Ibadan, the old war-camp city of Yorubaland.
Oríkì Ìrẹ̀sì
Ìrẹ̀sì, Boluwaduro, Osun State
Praise poetry of Ìrẹ̀sì.
Oríkì Ọ̀yọ́
Ọ̀yọ́, Oyo East, Oyo State
Praise poetry of Oyo, the imperial seat of the Alaafin.
Oríkì Ọ̀wọ̀
Ọ̀wọ̀, Owo, Ondo State
Praise poetry of Owo, seat of the Olowo.
Oríkì Ẹ̀jìgbò
Ẹ̀jìgbò, Ejigbo, Osun State
Praise poetry of Ẹ̀jìgbò, seat of the Ògìyàn.
Oríkì Ẹ̀dẹ̀
Ẹ̀dẹ̀, Ede North, Osun State
Praise poetry of Ede, town of the Timi.
Oríkì Ìlàárò
Ìlàárò, Yewa South, Ogun State
Praise poetry of Ìlàárò, principal Yewa town.
Oríkì Abẹ́òkúta
Abẹ́òkúta, Abeokuta South, Ogun State
Praise poetry of Abeokuta, the Egba city beneath Olumo Rock.
Oríkì Ọ̀ṣogbo
Ọ̀ṣogbo, Osogbo, Osun State
Praise poetry of Osogbo, home of the Osun grove.
Oríkì Sàkí
Sàkí, Saki West, Oyo State
Praise poetry of Sàkí, Ọ̀kẹ́-Ọ̀gùn.
Oríkì Ìgbètì
Ìgbètì, Olorunsogo, Oyo State
Praise poetry of Ìgbètì.
Oríkì Ọ̀gbómọ̀ṣọ́
Ọ̀gbómọ̀ṣọ́, Ogbomoso North, Oyo State
Praise poetry of Ogbomoso, town of the Soun.
Oríkì Gbòngàn
Gbòngàn, Ayedaade, Osun State
Praise poetry of Gbòngàn.
Oríkì Àdó-Òdò
Àdó-Òdò, Ado-Odo/Ota, Ogun State
Praise poetry of Àdó-Òdò (Àwòrì).
Oríkì Ìkòlé-Èkìtì
Ìkòlé-Èkìtì, Ikole, Ekiti State
Praise poetry of Ìkòlé-Èkìtì.
Oríkì Àpòmú
Àpòmú, Isokan, Osun State
Praise poetry of Àpòmú.
Oríkì Ìjẹ̀rò-Èkìtì
Ìjẹ̀rò-Èkìtì, Ijero, Ekiti State
Praise poetry of Ìjẹ̀rò-Èkìtì.