Ta ní ńjẹun tájá ńjùrú?
Yoruba Proverbs with Bidemi OlogundePlay episode
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San là ń rìn; ajé ní múni pá kọ̀rọ̀Sesere ń dá gọ́ọ́bú; oníkamẹ́sàn-án ń gbé ṣíbíSún mọ ọ̀hún, sún mọ́ ìhín; bí a bá kan ògiri ilé-e baba ẹni, ṣe là ń dúró gbọin-gbọin“Ta ní ḿbẹ níbẹ̀?” làgbẹ́ fi ńsán ìbàntẹ́ wọ̀lúTa ní ńjẹun tájá ńjùrú?”In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde explores five Yoruba proverbs about debt, ambition, resilience, public conduct, and social boundaries. What happens when financial obligations begin shaping our freedom? How do we distinguish healthy ambition from overreaching, and when should compromise give way to firmness? Drawing on recent examples from Yoruba and African diaspora communities in Britain, Brazil, Spain, and elsewhere, Bidemi connects traditional wisdom with contemporary questions about migration, cultural preservation, visibility, respect, and belonging.
