BÍ ÈDÈ YORÙBÁ SE DI KÍKO SÍLE. (IBEERE).Ìjo wo ni ó se agbàterù kiko èdè Yorùbá síle? Ìjo

The CMS (Church Missionary Society) started writing Yoruba down in the 1800s. This church led early literacy efforts.

Other churches came later or focused on different languages. CMS missionaries created the first Yoruba books and primers.

Religious missions often developed African writing systems. They needed written texts for teaching and worship.