Nigerians react as Rihanna speaks Yoruba (video)

A video of Grammy-winning American singer, Rihanna struggling to learn Yoruba has caused a stir on social media.

In the heartwarming video, a fan, an apparent Nigerian, guides the “Diamonds” and “Umbrella” singer on pronouncing some Yoruba words at a promo event for her brand, Fenty.

The fan asked the singer to say the word “mo wa pa,” which means in Yoruba “I am fine.”

The mother of two struggled at first, especially with getting the right accent. Eventually, she managed to pronounce it right, and the fan gave her a high five.

Rihanna repeatedly said “mo wa pa“, as they posed for photos.

Watch the video below:

Rihanna had Bud more nervous that ANY fighter he has ever faced 😂😭 pic.twitter.com/Ku7U0GqH6h

— Hassan (@Hassanwellss) September 17, 2024

The video has caused a stir among many netizens excited to see the iconic singer learn a native Nigerian language enthusiastically.

𝕊𝕒𝕧𝕒𝕘𝕖𝕊𝕒𝕞 ℕ𝕠𝕥 𝟚𝟙  wrote: “We are happy about her learning Yoruba but we are not happy about the source of the knowledge.”

Abuja Minister – Esq:  “We denounce this individual. We, yoruba men, don’t move like this. He is not yoruba. He understood yoruba from Lagos. Our igbo brothers may know him, we don’t.”

@__Somto_ “Why do girls love guys like this so much? If I near Rihanna like this now them go start to attack me.”

Mrs Zanga wrote: “Rihanna should be given a Yoruba name immediately.”

Afrokonnect wrote: “Also tell her Yoruba is not the only language in Nigeria.”