ẹkun-iyawo

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Yoruba

Etymology

From ẹkún ìyàwó (“Wailing of the bride”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛ̄.kṹ ì.jà.wó/

Noun

ẹkún-ìyàwó

A form of traditional Yoruba oral poetry characterized by the singing of a bride during marital rites

Related terms

ewì (“poetry”)

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