oolẹ

Yoruba

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ōó.lɛ̀/, /ōò.lɛ̀/

Noun

oòlẹ̀ or oólẹ̀

1. (rare, archaic) a specific type of oríkì poetry consisting of long epithets praising one's lineage and ancestry

   Synonym: oríkì orílẹ̀

Related terms

• oríkì ìdílé

References

• Ọlátúnjí, Ọlátúndé O. The Yoruba Oral Poet and His Society [1], 1979