"barɔ" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Baatonum]

IPA: /bà.ɾɔ̄/ Forms: bàrɔ [canonical], bàrɔbu [plural], bàrɔwa [focus], bàrɔba [focus, plural]
Head templates: {{head|bba|nouns|plural|bàrɔbu|focus|bàrɔwa|plural focus|bàrɔba|head=bàrɔ}} bàrɔ (plural bàrɔbu, focus bàrɔwa, plural focus bàrɔba)
  1. griot, storyteller, chanter Synonyms: gãaku, sàasaaku, yɛrɛku Related terms: baa gɛsɛrɛ (english: Songhai griot chanter), buki (english: gift given to a griot), gãaku sunɔ (english: chief griot), gɔ̃ɔge (english: a griot who plays the violin, violinist), gɛ̀sɛrɛ (english: Songhai griot), karankugii (english: a griot who plays the tambourine), koroku (english: a hunter griot), korokuru (english: hunting chant), sàasaakuru (english: griot profession, storytelling), womu (english: to chant)
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          "english": "The griot has a beautiful voice",
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          "text": "Bàrɔ wi u dɔkɔru do",
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          "english": "Songhai griot chanter",
          "translation": "Songhai griot chanter",
          "word": "baa gɛsɛrɛ"
        },
        {
          "english": "gift given to a griot",
          "translation": "gift given to a griot",
          "word": "buki"
        },
        {
          "english": "chief griot",
          "translation": "chief griot",
          "word": "gãaku sunɔ"
        },
        {
          "english": "a griot who plays the violin, violinist",
          "translation": "a griot who plays the violin, violinist",
          "word": "gɔ̃ɔge"
        },
        {
          "english": "Songhai griot",
          "translation": "Songhai griot",
          "word": "gɛ̀sɛrɛ"
        },
        {
          "english": "a griot who plays the tambourine",
          "translation": "a griot who plays the tambourine",
          "word": "karankugii"
        },
        {
          "english": "a hunter griot",
          "translation": "a hunter griot",
          "word": "koroku"
        },
        {
          "english": "hunting chant",
          "translation": "hunting chant",
          "word": "korokuru"
        },
        {
          "english": "griot profession, storytelling",
          "translation": "griot profession, storytelling",
          "word": "sàasaakuru"
        },
        {
          "english": "to chant",
          "translation": "to chant",
          "word": "womu"
        }
      ],
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          "word": "gãaku"
        },
        {
          "word": "sàasaaku"
        },
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          "word": "yɛrɛku"
        }
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/bà.ɾɔ̄/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "barɔ"
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      "english": "Songhai griot chanter",
      "translation": "Songhai griot chanter",
      "word": "baa gɛsɛrɛ"
    },
    {
      "english": "gift given to a griot",
      "translation": "gift given to a griot",
      "word": "buki"
    },
    {
      "english": "chief griot",
      "translation": "chief griot",
      "word": "gãaku sunɔ"
    },
    {
      "english": "a griot who plays the violin, violinist",
      "translation": "a griot who plays the violin, violinist",
      "word": "gɔ̃ɔge"
    },
    {
      "english": "Songhai griot",
      "translation": "Songhai griot",
      "word": "gɛ̀sɛrɛ"
    },
    {
      "english": "a griot who plays the tambourine",
      "translation": "a griot who plays the tambourine",
      "word": "karankugii"
    },
    {
      "english": "a hunter griot",
      "translation": "a hunter griot",
      "word": "koroku"
    },
    {
      "english": "hunting chant",
      "translation": "hunting chant",
      "word": "korokuru"
    },
    {
      "english": "griot profession, storytelling",
      "translation": "griot profession, storytelling",
      "word": "sàasaakuru"
    },
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      "english": "to chant",
      "translation": "to chant",
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          "english": "The griot has a beautiful voice",
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          "text": "Bàrɔ wi u dɔkɔru do",
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        {
          "word": "gãaku"
        },
        {
          "word": "sàasaaku"
        },
        {
          "word": "yɛrɛku"
        }
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  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/bà.ɾɔ̄/"
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  ],
  "word": "barɔ"
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