Josiah Sowande

Josiah Sobowale Sowande (ca 1858 -1936) also known as Sobo Arobiodu was a Yoruba poet from Abeokuta, Ogun State who was a pioneer writer of Ewi, a Yoruba language style of poetry.

Ọrụ ya sitere n'ịzụlite Egba ya, ọrụ nke Christian Missionary Society na Egbaland na abụ Egba a ma ama, ọrụ ya lekwasịrị anya na ndị Egba Christian a tọghatara dị ka ndị na-ege ntị.

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A mụrụ Sobowale na Abeokuta, n'ihe dị ka 1858. Ọ mụtara ide ihe na ụlọ ọrụ ọzụzụ CMS mana ọ gụchaghị akwụkwọ ya ọ nwetara ọrụ dị ka onye nche ụlọ mkpọrọ na gọọmentị Egba. Ọ hapụrụ ọnọdụ nche ya iji bido ọrụ ugbo na ide akwụkwọ. N'agbata 1905 na 1934, e bipụtara ọrụ iri na abụọ nke ọrụ ya, ụfọdụ site na ụlọ obibi akwụkwọ gọọmentị Egba ebe nwanne ya nwoke na-arụ ọrụ.

Ọrụ Sowande gụnyere Orin Arunbe, abụ a na-akpọ Or.

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