Pillar · Oral heritage
In designThe riddles your grandmother knew, kept.
A curated library of Ebira oral tradition: riddles with answer-reveal, proverbs with their double meanings, and the stories and songs of the elders. Recorded before it is lost, and shared so it lives.
This pillar launches in Phase 2, after the elder recording drives. The card below shows how a published riddle will work; the content itself comes from the community and is reviewed by the Community Advisory Board.
Try the reveal.
Every riddle is a small performance. The question sits with you, then the answer lands in the elder’s own voice. Tap the card.
Riddles
Question, pause, reveal. The format everyone knows from the fireside, with the elder’s voice and an English gloss.
Proverbs & idioms (ita-azi)
Literal and figurative meaning side by side, cross-linked to the dictionary words they use.
Folk stories
Oral narratives recorded from elders, with transcripts and translations for learners.
Songs & praise poetry
Naming traditions, work songs, and festival poetry: the music of the language.
Remember one? It belongs here.
Riddles and proverbs are collected through the contribute tool and elder recording drives across the Confluence region, with consent and credit settled at submission.
Contribute a riddle or proverb