“Come Out and See Us”: Chinese-Looking Kid Speaks Yoruba With Sweet Voice, Teaches People Local Culture
- An oyinbo kid speaking Yoruba in a video as she sang has got people praising her parents for teaching her well
- Dressed in traditional attire with beads on her neck, the kid taught people how elders should be respected
- Many social media users said that the clip shows the need for the Yorubas to take up the task of teaching their kids their local language
A video shared by Yooba Media has got people talking about the value of culture and teaching one's children the Yoruba language.
In the clip, a kid who looks Chinese was dressed as a Yoruba child in a blouse, wrapper and headgear.
Source: UGC
Demonstrating Yoruba culture
After singing in Yoruba, the kid demonstrated how both females and males greet their elders. She knelt and prostrated to show this. A part of the song she sang translated as:
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"Come out and see us..."
The kid also had traditional beads adorning her neck as she danced and sang. Many people praised her.
Watch the video below:
As at the time of writing this report, the video has gathered over 100 comments and more than 2,000 likes.
Legit.ng compiled some of the reactions below:
arichinjoe reacted:
"Yorba tradition looks good on her."
recxzy said:
"Na yoruba God go take judge the world on the last day."
layomi_olagunju said:
"Thanks for the good job her mum and dad. @yorubablog please tag the her or parents ' page. Thanks too."
the_classy_village_girl said:
"Her parents should be proud and I am proud on their behalf. My children regardless of societal influence must be culture-imbibed, speaking our language and understanding our way of life are priorities. Being respectful, independent and literate just how my parents raised us."
olorisa4 said:
"I had a vision a while ago and Ifa showed me Asian people are indeed practicing and worshiping Ifa as well . Here's one confirmation. Thank you."
trinitee07 said:
"How lovely, this is very impressive. Well done to parents."
Nigerian lady does voiceover in Yoruba language
Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that a young lady, @olabukola01, amazed many people with her very creative voiceover skill in a viral TikTok video.
In the short clip, the lady used the Yoruba language with a sonorous voice to mimic the popular MTN voice that tells customers their airtime is almost getting exhausted.
To portray a cultural look, the lady wore an ankara outfit and maintained a bright smile. She attributed her Yoruba skill to her late grandmother.
Source: Legit.ng
