Mathematics in Yoruba Home Training

[Dr. Samuel Olamijulo]

Respected Yoruba Compatriots, good evening.

 

Mathematics in Yoruba Home Training

 

In the book Modern Practical Dictionary Yoruba - English English - Yoruba,

the author Dr. Kayode J Fakinlede made very worthy proposals on Yoruba

 

NUMBER SYSTEM  ---------------- Page 665

 

COUNTING  ---------------------------- Page 666

 

SYSTEM OF DIVISION ----------- Page 666

 

DECIMAL SYSTEM ----------------  Page 667

 

EXPONENTS  ------------------------ Page 667

 

TIME MEASUREMENT ----------- Page  668

 

LENGH MEASUREMENT -------- Page 669

 

AREA MEASUREMENT ---------- Page 669

 

VOLUME MEASUREMENT ------ Page 670

 

FLUID MEASUREMENT ---------- Page 670

 

MASS MEASUREMENT --------- Page 670

 

BASE " SI" UNITS ------------------ Page 670

 

SIGNS FOR MATHEMATICAL OPERATIONS --- Pages 671 - 672

 

PERCENTAGES ------------------------------------------Page 673

 

RATIOS    --------------------------------------------------- Page 673

 

AVERAGES -----------------------------------------------  Page 674

 

FACTORIALS ---------------------------------------------  P age 674

 

It will surely be very valuable if especially the contents of these ten pages can be shared by the author in one article accessible somewhere online for easier endorsements during Yoruba Home Training sessions worldwide.

 

Thank you.

Dr. Samuel Kayode Olamijulo

 

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[Adeniran Adeboye]

I hope that Dr. Fakinlede makes these pages available as suggested. It could be a major foundation upon which we can build a re-writing of mathematics in Yoruba.

Adeniran Adeboye

[jfaki...@aol.com]

Sirs,

In response to your earlier request. I am delighted to make available, Part C of YORUBA, MODERN PRACTICAL DICTIONARY. This is the part that deals with mathematics and science exclusively, as you have indicated.

I am also making available, some pages from another dictionary, MOGERN DICTIONARY OF THE YORUBA LANGUAGE. This text is exclusively devoted to science and mathematics.

As far as the YORUBA DECIMAL NUMBER SYSTEM (page 665) is concerned, I must be quick to point out that I found it necessary to adopt this system FOR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES. It is not meant to challenge or replace current system of numbering. It is my hope however that, because of its simplicity to learn and to use, our children can have fun using it.

If someday, we all find it desirablre to think of other ways to call numbers, this may be one of the ways to consider.

I do believe that we have much, much work to do in the science, mathematics and technology areaS so our children can use our language to express themselves adequately without resorting to English, or worse, a combination of Yoruba and English. A prominent Yoruba leader once referred to the way we now speak our language as AMULUMALA.

K'A MA RI.

Regards

Fakinlede

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