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Nigeria: Yoruba, a language of 50 million speakers, celebrates its foundational novel

Daniel Olorunfemi Fagunwa published the first Yoruba novel in 1938.

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This West African language has 50 million speakers and a rich oral tradition.

His work marks a turning point for African-language literatures.

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