YSA is a charity with a vision to promote the Yoruba language and culture in Australia. One of the ways YSA aims to do this is through the Yoruba language school. YSA’s classes are open to anyone and are run both face to face and online. Our school aims to bring the Yoruba Language and Culture to you in a contemporary, fun, and engaging way. We strive to immerse you in the beauty of the Yoruba values, traditions, culture, food, and way of life.
We pay our respects to the traditional owners and keepers of this land and acknowledge all elders past, present, and emerging.
Yorùbá culture is very rich and engaging. A rich heritage that has spanned through generations.
YSA offers a detailed and comprehensive curriculum for learning Yoruba at different stages.
Course instructors are versatile in their knowledge of the Yoruba Culture. Your progress will be well monitored.
YSA offers not just an effective platform for learning, it also gives room for interactions.
The Yoruba are one of the largest African ethnic groups south of the Sahara Desert. They are, in fact, not a single group, but rather a collection of diverse people bound together by a common language, history, and culture. Within Nigeria, the Yoruba dominate the western part of the country. Yoruba mythology holds that all Yoruba people descended from a hero called Odua or Oduduwa. The Yoruba language belongs to the Congo-Kordofanian language family. Yoruba has many dialects, but its speakers can all understand each other. ~ EveryCulture.Com
Yoruba is also known as Yariba, Yooba or Yorùbá. There are five groups of Yoruba dialects: Northwest, Northeast, Central, Southwest and Southeast. The Northwest dialects of Ọyọ and Ibadan are the basis for Literary Yoruba or Standard Yoruba, the formal written version of Yoruba. A new way to write Yoruba, known as Odùduwà, was devised by Tolúlàṣẹ Ògúntósìn, a priest-chief from Benin, in 2011.
Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced learning.
Membership grants you access to all course. Monthly or Yearly access can be one-time or recurrent.
This is a 30days access to all courses on the YSA. This includes access to course materials as well – forums, quizzes and assignment. Subscription can be recurrent or a one time payment.
This is a 365-day access to all courses on the YSA. This includes access to course materials as well – forums, quizzes, and assignments. Subscriptions can be recurrent or a one-time payment.
Feeling generous in being part of the promotion of the Yoruba culture. Contribute to the cause in any way you can.
Every Saturday 1.45 – 2.45PM (Brisbane time)
Grange Library, 79 Evelyn Street, Grange Qld 4041.
Online Class (Zoom): Every Saturday, 2.45 – 3.15PM
Eligibility: Open to anyone who wants to learn the Yoruba language and culture.