For people who already speak Yoruba
Go deeper into Yoruba
Proverbs, idioms, tone and grammar, reading and writing: the layer most apps and schooling skip. Short lessons, real voices, and games. Free forever.
- Lessons of about ten minutes
- Tone, idioms and proverbs
- Native speakers' voices
- Games, streaks and cowries
- Phone, tablet or computer
- Free forever
Symbols you'll meet
Objects that carry meaning in Yoruba life. Each stage of the path has one.
Beads
Coloured ancestral beads mark status, royalty and initiation into spiritual spaces.
Cowrie shells
Once money, still used in Ifá divination, and sewn onto royal garments and crowns.
Horsetail whisk
Carried by kings and chiefs: a sign of office, high status and spiritual authority.
Divination tray
The carved wooden tray on which Ifá priests trace sacred signs during divination.
Beaded crown
The conical, veiled crown of Yoruba kings. Its birds stand for the power of the mothers and the primordial forces.
How it works
1. Learn a phrase
Fully tone-marked Yoruba, its meaning, and when people actually say it.
2. Hear it, say it
Listen to native speakers, slow it down, then record yourself and compare.
3. Play, and keep it
Short games from what you just learned. Earn cowries and keep your streak.
Ready when you are
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