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ikòlò

Noun

Ndebe script



Meanings

  1. wooden drum, played on great occasions, e.g. when a great man dies, or as an alarm for war

    Noun

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  • ukòlò

Examples

Nwaànyì adī àgba ukòlò

— Women cannot dance to the ikòlò (because only men who have killed can dance to it)

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