38. Speaking Yoruba

On this first episode of the new year, I’m speaking with Anike, a writer, storyteller from London about her heritage language of Yoruba.

In this conversation, we’re not just talking about Yoruba language, friends. Oh no no…. We’re talking about Nigerian heritage and the culture of British Born Nigerians & how their culture is expressed in the UK.  We discuss the connection between storytelling and language, the links between Yoruba language and culture throughout parts of the Caribbean and how proverbs in the Yoruba language relate to the Yoruba culture and lifestyle.

And one more thing, Anike is also the author of Connecting to Self Through Ancestry, a collection of essays exploring themes in relation to womanhood, identity, mental health and spirituality whilst deconstructing ten elements of Yoruba heritage and highlighting how they relate to the past experiences of a young woman growing up in the diaspora. You can hear her talk about her book in this episode and find a link to her site in the show notes.

I really enjoyed having this conversation and I think the beauty of doing this show is that we can hear many perspectives on language and culture from so many different people. For example, we’ve spoken about Yoruba last year, We’ve spoken about London last year but in this episode we’re speaking about Yoruba and London in a totally different way so if you’ve enjoyed those conversations, you will enjoy this one 100%

Thank you Anike for sharing bits of your language and your heritage with us in this episode. As always if you enjoy this episode, don’t forget to like and subscribe on Instagram & rate and review the Speaking Tongues Podcast on Apple Podcasts so that other language lovers like ourselves can find the show!

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