"yungba" meaning in Yoruba

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Noun

IPA: /jũ̀.ɡ͡bà/ Forms: yùngbà [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=yùngbà|head2=}} yùngbà, {{yo-pos|noun|yùngbà|}} yùngbà, {{yo-noun|yùngbà}} yùngbà
  1. A type of traditional Yoruba poetry among the Ọ̀yọ́ Yoruba performed by high ranking aristocrat women like the Olorì and the wives of chiefs, and consisted of entertainment for the king, often the Aláàfin and also recited the genealogy of the king. Categories (topical): Poetry Derived forms: akùnyùngbà (english: the female poets who perform the yùngbà)

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