This work is the first of its kind and will be very useful to the general public and scholarly community...recommended to most libraries and to scholars and students of African languages and linguistics. American Reference Books Annual This new collection is the best to appear so far, both in terms of its scope and in terms of the clarity and thoroughness with which the meanings and applications of the proverbs are explained...There is no doubt...that the author has done an excellent job and that this collection will prove a valuable source for scholars of Yoruba oral literature and culture. Research in African Literatures This new collection is the best to appear so far, both in terms of its scope and in terms of the clarity and thoroughness with which the meanings and applications of the proverbs are explained...There is no doubt...that the author has done an excellent job and that this collection will prove a valuable source for scholars of Yoruba oral literature and culture. Research in African Literatures This work is the first of its kind and will be very useful to the general public and scholarly community...recommended to most libraries and to scholars and students of African languages and linguistics. American Reference Books Annual
