Yorùbá Name Project, Nigerian English Google Assistant, Best Translations Anthology, OlongoAfrica
Notable work
"Edwardsville by Heart", a collection of poetry
"Ìgbà Èwe", the translated poems of Emily R. Grosholz
Spouse
Temie Giwa
Website
kolatubosun.com
Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún (Pronunciationⓘ; born 22 September 1981) is a Nigerian linguist, writer, translator, scholar, and cultural activist.[1][2][3] His work and influence span the fields of education, language technology, literature, journalism, and linguistics. He is the recipient of the 2016 Premio Ostana "Special Prize" for Writings in the Mother Tongue (Ostana Premio Scritture in Lingua Madre) for his work in language advocacy.[4][5][6] He writes in Yoruba and English, and is currently the Africa editor of the Best Literary Translations anthology, published by Deep Vellum.[7]
^Olofinlua, Temitayo (25 May 2015). "Nigerian Scholar Creates an Online Home for Yoruba Names". Global Press Journal. Global Press. Archived from the original on 4 September 2015. With the help of volunteers and crowdsourcing contributors, he is creating an online compendium of Yoruba names with meanings and aural pronunciations.
^Wikina, Ebenezar. "A Stroll with Kola Tubosun, Teacher, Writer, Linguist and Founder, YorubaName.com". HuffPost. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
^"Writing a New Nigeria: Ideas of Identity" Archived 5 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine, BBC Radio 4,
^Utor, Florence (31 January 2016). "Tobosun Receives International Award For Mother Tongue Literature 2016". The Guardian. Nigeria. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016.
^Uhakheme, Ozolua (25 January 2016). "Nigerian author wins Premio Ostana award for scriptures". The Nation. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
^"Giunge a conclusione l'ottava edizione del Premio Ostana". 5 June 2016. Archived from the original on 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
^Anothai, Noh; Call, Wendy; Tekten, Oyku; Tubosun, Kola (19 April 2024). Hirshfield, Jane (ed.). Best Literary Translations 2024. Deep Vellum. ISBN 978-1-64605-335-3.
Kọ́láTúbọ̀sún (Pronunciation; born 22 September 1981) is a Nigerian linguist, writer, translator, scholar, and cultural activist. His work and influence...
number of online campaigns until 2016 when Nigerian linguist and writer KolaTubosun, then an employee at Google, first changed it back to less derogatory...
of a Shinagawa Monkey was translated into Yorùbá by Nigerian linguist KolaTubosun, making it the first time a Murakami story would be translated into an...
of Linguistics and African Language, University of Ibadan, Nigeria by KolaTubosun then an undergraduate. At the time, the database, called "A Multimedia...
American tourist destination". Nigerian Tribune. Retrieved June 3, 2014. KolaTubosun (16 April 2014). "Abeokuta's Living History". KTravula.com. Official...
memoirs of the same name; and Ebrohimie Road, written and directed by KolaTubosun, which takes a look at the house where Soyinka lived between 1967 when...
former member of Irish parliament and Irish Government Minister. 2010s KolaTubosun (WGH 19-20), Nigerian writer and linguist. International Students House...
film released in July 2024, written by Nigerian writer and linguist KolaTubosun. The street features a campus bungalow where Nigerian writer and Nobel...
speech synthesis created by a team at Google led by Nigerian linguist KolaTubosun. In January 2020, Oxford English Dictionary added over two dozen new...
Odunjo Afolabi Olabimtan Wole Soyinka Amos Tutuola Lawuyi Ogunniran KolaTubosun As of 2024, the Yoruba Wikipedia [yo] is the most visited website in...
Igwe Linda Ikeji Chude Jideonwo Tolu Ogunlesi Japheth J. Omojuwa Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo Seun Osewa Uche Pedro KolaTubosun Myne Whitman Adebola Williams...
script gained notable attention after a write-up from Nigerian linguist KolaTubosun on its "straightforward" and "logical" approach to indicating tonal and...
in New England (VOA News): Niyi Osundare survives Hurricane Katrina Kọ́láTúbọ̀ṣún, Review of Niyi Osundare: A Literary Biography by Sule E. Egya. Brittle...
Leila Aboulela, Nnedi Okorafor, Stanley Onjezani Kenani, Tendai Huchu, Kọ́láTúbọ̀sún among others, and interviews with prolific African writer Chuma Nwokolo;...
2018-08-08. "Kọ́láTúbọ̀sún Translates American Poetry to Yoruba in New Book Ìgbà Èwe". Brittle Paper. 2021-06-15. Retrieved 2021-06-17. "Kọ́láTúbọ̀sún Announces...
1968), novelist, poet, publisher Amos Tutuola (1920–1997), novelist KolaTubosun (born 1981), poet, essayist and linguist Tomi Favored (born 1987) Obiora...
school student at Whitesands School. There he first met Nigerian writer KolaTubosun, his English teacher, who became his mentor. He encountered works of...
Times bestseller. Essence described it as a "stunning essay collection". KolaTubosun calls it "a kind of map for those interested in learning about how mental...
News-Democrat. Retrieved April 20, 2011.[permanent dead link] "Nigerian linguist, Túbọ̀sún, emerges first African to win Premio Ostana Award for Scriptures". thecable...
medicine at University of Florida Andrew Agwunobi, CEO of UConn Health KolaTubosun, linguist and founder of The YorubaName Project Jacob Olupona, professor...
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