Why I Can’t Speak My Native Edo Dialect – Toyin Abraham

Actress and filmmaker Toyin Abraham has revealed why she cannot speak her native Edo language despite being from Auchi, Edo State.

Speaking with TikToker Jarvis at the premiere of the movie Ginger, Toyin revealed that her fluency in Yoruba stems from being born and raised in Yoruba land and marrying a Yoruba man.

“I can’t speak Edo. You know I was born and brought up in Yoruba land. And I married a Yoruba man. So I’m practically Yoruba. I can’t even speak Edo. One bit. But there’s no Yoruba I can’t speak,” she explained.

Born in Auchi, Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State, to Edo parents, Toyin grew up immersed in Yoruba culture in Ibadan, Oyo State.

She attended Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, and later Ibadan Polytechnic before pursuing her acting career full-time.