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Honest take, because I wish someone had told me this earlier.
Everything you will read about yoruba will make it sound more complicated than it is. Here is what 8 years of working with naming has actually taught me.
Everyone who's good at this now was terrible at it for longer than they'd admit.
What actually moved the needle for me: I stopped trying to understand everything before starting, and just committed to finding one person who had already done it and asking specific questions. After that, things started moving much faster.
The one thing I would prioritise: find a concrete real-world use case for yoruba in your own life or work.
The learning curve is real but it is not as steep as it looks from the outside.
by mariaahmed35030
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I dealt with explained directly about 13 months ago and it took me longer than I'd like to admit to work it out.
The piece that most explanations skip: explained and ceremony are more connected than they appear at first. Once you understand that relationship, the rest follows logically.
What actually worked for me was to start with the smallest possible working example when approaching yoruba. After that, things moved much faster.
Historical context is essential for understanding present-day cultural practices.
The mistake I see most often: optimising before validating the basic approach.
Cultural practices are rarely monolithic across a community — keep that in mind as you move forward.
by rohitghosh64663