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From the Ted Talk by Laolu Senbanjo: "The Sacred Art of the Ori"

Unscramble the Blue Letters


[Yoruba: frbreoen Ijebu-Ode son,] [of true obggobo Clan,] [whose wealth and resources surpass all that Europe ever had,] [whose altar is filled with gold.]

This chant is caelld the oríkì. My grandmother used to sing it to me when I was a child in Nigeria. See, an oríkì is the song of praise of the Yoruba people, and this particularly speaks of treasures that the West does not have.

Mama — that's what I call my grandmother — told me many stories about Yoruba mlootyghy. You see, the Yorubas are an ethnic group from the southwestern part of Nigeria, and I was always fascinated by these stories. I was always intrigued. And ybroua ctrluue has inspired my art since I was a cilhd. You see, African art is not just what you buy at Harlem markets in New York. Every artist has a name, and every artist has a sroty. This is my story.

Open Cloze


[Yoruba: ________ Ijebu-Ode son,] [of true _______ Clan,] [whose wealth and resources surpass all that Europe ever had,] [whose altar is filled with gold.]

This chant is ______ the oríkì. My grandmother used to sing it to me when I was a child in Nigeria. See, an oríkì is the song of praise of the Yoruba people, and this particularly speaks of treasures that the West does not have.

Mama — that's what I call my grandmother — told me many stories about Yoruba _________. You see, the Yorubas are an ethnic group from the southwestern part of Nigeria, and I was always fascinated by these stories. I was always intrigued. And ______ _______ has inspired my art since I was a _____. You see, African art is not just what you buy at Harlem markets in New York. Every artist has a name, and every artist has a _____. This is my story.

Solution


  1. ogbogbo
  2. yoruba
  3. called
  4. freeborn
  5. mythology
  6. child
  7. story
  8. culture

Original Text


[Yoruba: Freeborn Ijebu-Ode son,] [of true Ogbogbo Clan,] [whose wealth and resources surpass all that Europe ever had,] [whose altar is filled with gold.]

This chant is called the oríkì. My grandmother used to sing it to me when I was a child in Nigeria. See, an oríkì is the song of praise of the Yoruba people, and this particularly speaks of treasures that the West does not have.

Mama — that's what I call my grandmother — told me many stories about Yoruba mythology. You see, the Yorubas are an ethnic group from the southwestern part of Nigeria, and I was always fascinated by these stories. I was always intrigued. And Yoruba culture has inspired my art since I was a child. You see, African art is not just what you buy at Harlem markets in New York. Every artist has a name, and every artist has a story. This is my story.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


ngrams of length 2

collocation frequency
started painting 5
yoruba mythology 3
african art 3
yoruba culture 2
harlem markets 2
law school 2
human rights 2
human bodies 2


Important Words


  1. african
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  16. freeborn
  17. gold
  18. grandmother
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  20. harlem
  21. inspired
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  23. mama
  24. markets
  25. mythology
  26. nigeria
  27. ogbogbo
  28. oríkì
  29. part
  30. people
  31. praise
  32. resources
  33. sing
  34. son
  35. song
  36. southwestern
  37. speaks
  38. stories
  39. story
  40. surpass
  41. told
  42. treasures
  43. true
  44. wealth
  45. west
  46. york
  47. yoruba
  48. yorubas