olomele

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Yoruba[edit]

Olómele (lápá òsì)

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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

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