ùjaamẹ̀ṣẹ̀
noun
/ù.d͡ʒāā.mɛ̀.ʃɛ̀/
Definitions
- A form of Yoruba oral poetry and chanting performed by the Ekiti people of the Ido-Osi local government in honor of the deity Ọlụ́a.
Etymology
From ùja + ìmẹ̀ṣẹ̀, ultimately from ùja (“chanting, chant”) + àri (“without”) + mọ̀ (“to know”) + ìṣẹ̀ (“origin, source”), literally “The chants that we do not know the origin of”.
Component words
Wiktionary records 2 different ways of breaking this word down. Each line is one of them, not a further part.
ùjaìmẹ̀ṣẹ̀
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ujaamẹṣẹ”.
Reference:
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