Some members have completed the production or writing of Yorùbá – medium books which are consistent with CEYOLENG’s Areas of Focus. Among such are
i. Yorùbá translation of the Functions of the Local Government Councils as
contained in the Fourth Schedule of 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria.
LÍLO ÈDÈ YORÙBÁ FÚN ÌGBỌ́RA-ẸNI-YÉ ÀTI ÌFẸSẸ̀MÚLẸ̀ ÌDÀGBÀSÓKÈ ÀWÙJỌ (1): ÌṢÍPAYÁ OJÚṢE ÌGBÌMỌ̀ ÌJỌBA ÌBÍLẸ̀ NÍ ÌBÁMU PẸ̀LÚ ÒFIN ÌṢÀKÓSO ORÍLẸ̀ ÈDÈ NÀÌJÍRÍÀ TI ỌDÚN (1999). Ohun Àmúlò Pàtàkì fún Ìlàlọ́yẹ̀ Aráàlú fún Èrèdí Àtikópa wọn nínú Ìṣèjọba Tiwa-n-Tiwa ní àwọn Ìpínlẹ̀ Aṣọ- Yorùbá: Èkìtì, Èkó, Kogi, Kwara, Ògùn, Oǹdó, Ọ̀ṣun, Ọ̀yọ́
(Using the Yorùbá language for promoting mutual understanding and sustainable social development (1): An exposition of the functions of the Local Government Councils according to the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria — A vital resource material for the education of the ordinary citizens with a view to enabling them to participate in democratic governance in the Yorùbá – speaking States of Èkìtì, Èkó, Kogi, Kwara, Ògùn, Oǹdó, Ọ̀ṣun, and Ọ̀yọ́)
Other salient features of the book:
> Suggestions on some critical resource materials to be translated into Yorùbá or written entirely in
Yorùbá
> A glossary of the Yorùbá terms used in the translation and their English equivalents
> Pictorial illustrations of some of the Functions of the Local Government Councils
> Lists of the Local Government Councils, including Local Council Development Areas, where applicable, and their headquarters in eight Yorùbá – speaking States of Èkìtì, Èkó, Kogi, Kwara, Ògùn, Oǹdó, Ọ̀ṣun, and Ọ̀yọ́.
ii. Translation of the autobiography of Ọbáfẹ́mi Awólọ́wọ̀
Technical
Ìjìnlẹ̀ Ìtúpalẹ̀ Èdè Yorùbá (1): Fònẹ́tíìkì àti Fonọ́lọjì
(In – depth Analysis of Yorùbá Language (1): Phonetics and
Phonology)
It is an outstanding textbook, which presents a scholarly treatment of the subject – matter entirely in the medium of Yorùbá, and in 1990, deservedly won an Honourable Mention from an International Publishing Outfit — The Noma Award for Publishing in African. To date, it remains the best manual available on Yorùbá Phonetics and Phonology.
General
Ó Tó Gẹ́ẹ́, Ọmọ Odùduwà: Ogun Ìṣàmúlò Èdè Yorùbá ní Ibikíbi, ní Ipòkípò àti ní Àyèkayè di Jíjà Wàyí.
A lecture delivered mainly in the medium of Yoruba language on the occasion of International Mother Language Day, February 21, 2007, at the Cultural Centre, Mọ́kọ́lá, Ìbàdàn, Ọ̀yọ́ State, under the auspices of the Oòduà World Council and Yorùbá Studies Association of Nigeria, with focus on general issues such as Yorùbá language revival, Yorùbá language development, efforts in regard to Yorùbá language application, etc.
