tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094663386200958544.post1915174930520972602..comments2023-09-28T12:22:52.355-04:00Comments on Eco.Soul.Intellectual: Golden Laws to Greatness: #12 Speak Your Greatness Into ExistenceEco.Soul.Intellectualhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14079039372629465441noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094663386200958544.post-62862381484822535122011-07-14T03:34:30.274-04:002011-07-14T03:34:30.274-04:00isn't this great! I lived there two (spent 10 ...isn't this great! I lived there two (spent 10 years, learnt to read and write Yoruba fluently but as you say quite rightly using a non tonal language to describe a tonal one is difficult indeed.)<br /><br />I have to say though: This is a great post!. <br /><br />This post reminded me of when I was little and will ask my mum for extra money... she would reply: <br /><br />I have too much money on me, I'm afraid I cannot give it out. <br />The reasoning was you do not speak poorness into existence. <br /><br />Sometimes, we forget those old lessons. Thanks for the memory :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094663386200958544.post-88740950342463769162011-07-14T00:32:56.955-04:002011-07-14T00:32:56.955-04:00thank you for your input, but i didn't get thi...thank you for your input, but i didn't get this online. and i disagree with your information and see it as incorrect; especially while i was living in naija. unfortunately, using english to describe another language can be misleading from the gate. i hope this helps.Eco.Soul.Intellectualhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14079039372629465441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094663386200958544.post-7962934063470386942011-07-13T14:22:01.699-04:002011-07-13T14:22:01.699-04:00Ase is more closely pronounced as Ah-Shear
There ...Ase is more closely pronounced as Ah-Shear<br /><br />There are 2 e's in yoruba. one is long (shay sound) <br />the other is short ( the 'e' in 'met' <br /><br />Ase uses the short 'e'<br />There is a lot of misinformation online and unfortunately in Yoruba language, intonation and pronunciation is what gives meaning to words.<br /><br />Ah Shay - unfortunately will render the word meaning less. <br /><br />*hope this helps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com