ùshàkà
NounNdebe script
Meanings
a calabash, netted with strings of cowries, which is shaken as a musical instrument (= derived from Yoruba sèkèrè)
Nounrattle (= ụyò)
Nounsee ùsàkà
Noun
Dialect & variants
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Onye na-akụ ùshàkà n'emume?
— Who plays the ùshàkà at the ceremony?
Nwata ahụ na-akụ ùshàkà nke ọma.
— That child plays the ùshàkà well.
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