AjoEde

ÀjọÈdè is where Yorùbá lives on.

Look up a word and hear it said by someone who grew up saying it. Share what you know. Find the people who know more.

Whether you speak Yoruba fluently, grew up hearing it, or are meeting it for the first time, there is a place for you here.

THE DICTIONARY • Meanings, tone marks, and real recordings by native speakers, not machine voices • Proverbs (òwe) with the stories behind them • The connections between words: roots, relatives, and shades of meaning • A new Yorùbá word every day

THE COMMUNITY • Post photos, video and writing to people who speak the language • Moments that last a day • Follow contributors, message them, and build something together • Add your own words, proverbs and pronunciations

KEPT TRUE Every contribution is reviewed by curators before it enters the dictionary, so what you learn is faithful to the language. Keep a streak going, take your place on the leaderboard, and watch your words reach people who needed them.

Your voice becomes part of a resource that outlives any one of us.

Connect. Contribute. Preserve.