ujaamẹṣẹ

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Yoruba

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Etymology

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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.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ù.d͡ʒāā.mɛ̀.ʃɛ̀/

Noun

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ùjaamẹ̀ṣẹ̀

  1. (Ekiti) 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.