ẹ̀bùrúm̀bú
noun
/ɛ̀.bù.ɾú.ŋ̀.bú/
Definitions
- hidden method
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a traditional Yoruba artistic method used in oral poetry competitions in which poets approach a type of poem (oríkì, ẹ̀sà, ìjálá) from an uncommon angle (perhaps idiomatic or proverbial) and challenges a fellow poet to continue the poem from that unique angle in an attempt to confuse them.
A competent ẹlẹ́sà (ẹ̀sà poet) can confuse and defeat an opponent by starting from an ambivalent point, causing the opponent to chant the wrong oríkì orílẹ̀ in response.
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ẹburumbu”.
Reference:
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