oríkì
noun
/ō.ɾí.kì/
وْرِكِ (alternative), oókì (alternative)
Definitions
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A form of Yoruba oral praise poetry, (ewì), it is characterized by long epithets praising and acknowledging the traits, accomplishments, and or attributes a specific person, family or lineage, town, animal, òrìṣà, subethnic group etc.
This form of oriki is known as oríkì jáǹtìrẹrẹ, and are normally chanted or sang.Oríkì ní ó gbajúmọ̀ jù nínú gbogbo ohùn-ẹnu Yorùbá Oriki is the most popular of the Yoruba oral poetic genres
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A class of Yoruba names, this form of oriki known as oríkì ṣókí, it consists of short single Yoruba praise names or nicknames.
It is often given by one's grandmother or older relative, similar to a cognomen. These often are informal and not part of the official name of a person.a kì í pe orúkọ ẹni k'á báni wí; a kì í porúkọ odò k'ódò gbéni lọ; bẹ́ẹ̀ náà ni a kì í sọ oríkì ọmọ kínúu rẹ̀ má yọ̀ síni We do not call someone's name and begin to reprimand him; we do not cite the name of a river and get drowned by it; similarly we do not recite the praise name of a child and he does not rejoice at it
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Etymology
From orí + kíkì, ultimately from orí (“head, destiny, conscience”) + kì (“to recite, praise”), literally “The act of praising one's existence”.
Component words
Wiktionary records 2 different ways of breaking this word down. Each line is one of them, not a further part.
oríkíkì
Used in
oríkì orílẹ-èdèoríkì ọlọ́dannioríkì àfìtọ́kamọ̀oríkì ìdílé
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “oriki”.
Reference:
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