ẹkun-iyawo

Yoruba

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ̄.kṹ ì.jà.wó/

Noun

ẹkún-ìyàwó

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