E ku

 Eku ojo isimi


E ku is Yoruba prefix in greetings.

Eku Ojumo is the Yoruba translation for "good morning "

E ku Ise

E ku abo (Greetings from someone at home to someone coming in

Eku ile(opposite of Eku abo)

E ku Ijoko ( greetings to someone sitting down)

E ku owo lomi (Greetings to a new born mothers. literarily means happy putting hands in water) 

Eku iroju (A greeting to someone enduring difficult times)

Eku Ojo meta (Ojo means day, Meta is three in Yoruba. a greeting to someone you haven't seen in a long time)

Eku ewa (Ewa is beauty in Yoruba. Greetings when your are beautifying yourself)

eku orire (Ori means head. In Yoruba there are two heads. Inner head and physical head. Ori inu ati ode.
Ire- a blessing. A congratulation greetings.

E ku aisun (when you've had (or having) a sleepless night)

E ku idi de (Greetings to someone who travels to support you during an event.
Can be used when someone renders support, mostly in the context of events or party.

Eku Odun ( Odun means year ; age ; round of time in which an annual festival occurs)

The Yoruba language is beautiful and sweet. some people want to relegate greetings to just As-salaam 'alykum (peace be upon you”) just because of their religious affiliation.
They will even bend their kneel slightly. (shey na Islamic greetings be that or greetings of the people from the Sahel.

99.9% of Yoruba greetings won't make sense in Arabic language but to us Yoruba, it makes perfect sense  .it's the language of our Alale.
Mind You, all Arabs say As-salaam 'alykum
but some people believe, it's there religion  greetings.

Thinkers 

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