barɔ

See also: baro

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
  • baa gɛsɛrɛ (“Songhai griot chanter”)
  • buki (“gift given to a griot”)
  • gãaku sunɔ (“chief griot”)
  • gɔ̃ɔge (“a griot who plays the violin, violinist”)
  • gɛ̀sɛrɛ (“Songhai griot”)
  • 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 (17 February 2021), Dictionnaire Baatonum‎[1], Philadelphia: SIL International
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