ogidigbo

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Yoruba

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ò.ɡì.dì.ɡ͡bó/

Noun

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ògìdìgbó

  1. A Yoruba drum belonging to the gbẹ̀du class of drums, it is used to make coded messages or send long-distance messages. It was mainly played in the royal court of the Aláàfin.
    òwe, bí òwe, ni à ń lu ìlù ògìdìgbó, ọlọ́gbọ́n níí jó o, ọ̀mọ̀ràn níí sìí mọ̀ ọ́n
    the ògìdìgbó drum is beaten in drum beats like proverbs, it is the wise who dance to its rhythm correctly, and only the wise can understand or decode it
Usage notes
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  • It is often confused with the àgídìgbo, a type of Yoruba lamellophone. While the àgídìgbo is sometimes regarded as a drum, they are not related.
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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ò.ɡì.dì.ɡ͡bó/

Noun

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ògìdìgbó

  1. crowd
    Synonym: èrò
    àwọn ògìdìgbó ènìyàn-án wà níbẹ̀There was a crowd of people there