olomele

Yoruba

Etymology

  • oní- (“one who has”) +‎ omele (“omele drum”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ō.ló.mē.lē/

Noun

olómele

  1. (music) omele drummer
    Kò sẹ́ni tó mèdè àyàn bí ẹni tó gbé ọ̀pá ẹ̀ lọ́wọ́, olómele ló mọ ohun tí ó ń fi omele sọ.
    There's no one that knows the speech of a drum like the person who carries the drumstick in their hand, it's the omele drummer who knows what they are speaking through the drum

Derived terms

  • olómele kì í sọ pé igi yóò dá lóde lọ́la
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