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Learning Ogbia
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Learn Ogbia with Dr Okelani Aworabi
Dr Okelani Aworabi, Treasurer of Ogbia Community UK, teaches the Ogbia language in short videos on her YouTube channel. Press play to watch here, or visit her channel for more lessons.
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Videos
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Ogbia 101 — Lesson 4
An Ogbia language lesson from Dr Okelani Aworabi's Ogbia 101 series, shared with her consent.
Channel: Ogbia 101 with Dr Okelani Aworabhi · shared with the teacher's consent
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Ogbia 101 — Lesson 3: Numbers 11 to 20
An Ogbia language lesson from Dr Okelani Aworabi's Ogbia 101 series, shared with her consent.
Channel: Ogbia 101 with Dr Okelani Aworabhi · shared with the teacher's consent
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Ogbia 101 — Personal pronouns
An Ogbia language lesson from Dr Okelani Aworabi's Ogbia 101 series, shared with her consent.
Channel: Ogbia 101 with Dr Okelani Aworabhi · shared with the teacher's consent
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Ogbia 101 — Lesson 7: Naming animals
An Ogbia language lesson from Dr Okelani Aworabi's Ogbia 101 series, shared with her consent.
Channel: Ogbia 101 with Dr Okelani Aworabhi · shared with the teacher's consent
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Ogbia 101 — Lesson 9: Asking questions
An Ogbia language lesson from Dr Okelani Aworabi's Ogbia 101 series, shared with her consent.
Channel: Ogbia 101 with Dr Okelani Aworabhi · shared with the teacher's consent
Language lesson
Ogbia 101 — Lesson 10: Words and their opposites
An Ogbia language lesson from Dr Okelani Aworabi's Ogbia 101 series, shared with her consent.
Channel: Ogbia 101 with Dr Okelani Aworabhi · shared with the teacher's consent
Language lesson
Ogbia 101 — Some fruits and edible items
An Ogbia language lesson from Dr Okelani Aworabi's Ogbia 101 series, shared with her consent.
Channel: Ogbia 101 with Dr Okelani Aworabhi · shared with the teacher's consent
What we want to cover
Language lessons
Greetings, numbers, family words and everyday phrases.
Pronunciation
Careful recordings of sounds and tones, spoken slowly.
Culture and custom
Explanations of practice, ceremony and meaning.
Elders speaking
Recorded conversations with those who carry the knowledge.
Music and dance
Songs, drumming and dance recorded at community events.
Storytelling
Stories told the way they were told to us.
Can you help?
If you speak Ogbia fluently, or you know an elder willing to be recorded, please get in touch. Recordings made now will outlast all of us.
Offer to help