iyaalu
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Yoruba
1.1
Alternative forms
1.2
Etymology
1.3
Pronunciation
1.4
Noun
Yoruba
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Àwọn ìlù bàtá pẹ̀lú
ìyáàlù
wọn
Ìyáàlù
dùndún
Alternative forms
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ìyá ìlù
Etymology
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ìyá
(
“
mother
”
)
+
ìlù
(
“
drum
”
)
, literally
“
Mother drum
”
Pronunciation
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IPA
(
key
)
:
/ì.jáà.lù/
Noun
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ìyáàlù
The largest drum in any Yoruba ensemble of drums and with the lowest pitch. Each of the 4 families of drums among the Yoruba
bàtá
,
dùndún
,
sákárà
, and
gbẹ̀du
has the "mother drum."
Categories
:
Yoruba compound terms
Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation
Yoruba lemmas
Yoruba nouns
yo:Musical instruments
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