THE SOCIAL FUNCTIONS OF VERBAL ARTS IN THE YORB INDIGENOUS HEALTHCARE PRACTICES

2.0  Communicative Functions of the Yorb health-related Genres The Yorb verbal arts in indigenous healthcare practices have strong informative functions that urge mankind to be aware of the appropriate step to be taken towards ensuring cure within the indigenous healthcare delivery system.  The most important thing in this section is to know the means of communication, that is, how communication is achieved.  The users of the health-related verbal arts express their views to humanity, just as it is highlighted in lb (1985:52) that the users of verbal arts do   ….express the ideas, values and feelings generated in   determined by the current mood. The users of the verbal arts in healthcare practices do express their feelings without being afraid of any consequence that might follow if the utterances provoke the recipient.  This type of expression is common among the itinerant performance groups such as musicians and masquerades.  In one of the records waxed by Ft Olwny?, he expresses his wish to all his opponents thus:   ….E?n por knd nbi,   wor alkn d?run,   fi t b r i ni y d?yn,   ka kan s?os?o k mkan nl? r o,   Lgbra l?w? wo?n gb.   ….Whoever thinks evil of knd,   Will search for the crab’s head in heaven,   Will not come back until it is found.   A finder has never been able to pick a thing.   By the special power of the elders….. The artiste airs his view on what should happen to his adversaries without being afraid that he might be accused of murder or evil intention.  Also in the natal songs, the users do express their views without fear:   K n m s?e rf al?, mn o,   Kemi m s?e rf al? o,   Korogn mi m wol d m,   Kemi m s?e rf al? o.

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