ẹkun-iyawo

Yoruba

Etymology

From ẹkún ìyàwó (“Wailing of the bride”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̄.kṹ ì.jà.wó/

Noun

ẹkún-ìyàwó

1. A form of traditional Yoruba oral poetry characterized by the singing of a bride during marital rites

Related terms

• ewì (“poetry”)