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Yoruba
Etymology
From ẹ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) + sà (“to extol”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ẹ̀sà
- A genre of oríkì poetry performed by worshippers of the Egúngún consisting of chanting and invocation of the spirit of the Egúngún.
- Synonyms: ẹ̀sà pípè, iwì, ẹ̀sà eégún
- akéwì ń pe ẹ̀sà ― The poet is chanting the Egungun chant
Derived terms