ogidigbo

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• ògìdìm̀gbó

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ò.ɡì.dì.ɡ͡bó/

Noun

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.

   bí 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

• 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.

Derived terms

• alògìdìm̀gbó (“a ogidigbo drummer”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ò.ɡì.dì.ɡ͡bó/

Noun

ògìdìgbó

1. crowd

   Synonym: èrò

   àwọn ògìdìgbó ènìyàn-án wà níbẹ̀ ― There was a crowd of people there