barɔ

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Baatonum

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bà.ɾɔ̄/

Noun

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

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, Philadelphia: SIL International

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