barɔ

Baatonum

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bà.ɾɔ̄/

Noun

bàrɔ (plural bàrɔbu, focus bàrɔwa, plural focus bàrɔba)

1. griot, storyteller, chanter

   Synonyms: gãaku, sàasaaku, yɛrɛku

   • 2021 February 17, Pierre Barassounon, Sanu Biɔ, Thébault Biɔ, Léonard Goragui, Jean Soutar, Dictionnaire Baatonum, SIL International, page 3:

     Bàrɔ wi u dɔkɔru do

     The griot has a beautiful voice

Usage notes

• w-class noun

Related terms

• baa gɛsɛrɛ (“Songhai griot chanter”)
• buki (“gift given to a griot”)
• gãaku sunɔ (“chief griot”)
• gɛ̀sɛrɛ (“Songhai griot”)
• gɔ̃ɔge (“a griot who plays the violin, violinist”)
• karankugii (“a griot who plays the tambourine”)
• koroku (“a hunter griot”)
• korokuru (“hunting chant”)
• sàasaakuru (“griot profession, storytelling”)
• womu (“to chant”)

References

• Barassounon, Pierre, Biɔ, Sanu, Biɔ, Thébault, Goragui, Léonard, Soutar, Jean (2021 February 17) Dictionnaire Baatonum‎^[1], Philadelphia: SIL International