oolẹ

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Yoruba[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ōó.lɛ̀/, /ōò.lɛ̀/

Noun[edit]

oòlẹ̀ or oólẹ̀

  1. (rare, archaic) a specific type of oríkì poetry consisting of long epithets praising one's lineage and ancestry
    Synonym: oríkì orílẹ̀

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References[edit]

  • Ọlátúnjí, Ọlátúndé O. The Yoruba Oral Poet and His Society [1], 1979
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