ÒWE L’ẸSIN ỌRỌ: FOREST AND TREE RELATED EXPOSITIONS IN PROVERBIAL ANALYSIS OF YORÙBÁ TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE
Òwe L’ẹsin Ọrọ: Forest and Tree Related Expositions in Proverbial Analysis of Yorùbá Traditional Knowledge

Summary/Abstract: Along with the ecological, traditional knowledge is gradually being eroded at a fast pace, owing to the dynamics of globalization. Traditional knowledge is inherently valuable for optimum understanding of ecological dynamics. This article is a presentation of a systematic analysis of forest and tree related Yorùbá proverbs, as a way of expositing Yorùbá motives in traditional Yorùbá knowledge. Four themes emerged from analysis, including tree humanization, utilitarian function of forest and trees, forest as animal and wildlife refuge as well as forest and tree as metaphors to instill apt human character. These indicate that forests and trees are deeply rooted phenomena in Yorùbá culture.

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