ujaamẹṣẹ

Yoruba

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”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ù.d͡ʒāā.mɛ̀.ʃɛ̀/

Noun

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.