Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jeliya

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: jeliya
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The traditional music of the jeli (or griot) caste of the Mande people.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In the absence of Bamana music on the scene in Bamako, some foreign scholars even concluded that all jeliya, the music of the Mande jeliw, is essentially heptatonic."

Etymology

From Bambara jeliya (literally “being a jeli; 'jeli-ness'”).

Word Breakdown

Root: jeliya

Usage

Uncountable

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Music.

Questions

What does jeliya mean?: The traditional music of the jeli (or griot) caste of the Mande people.
Where does jeliya come from?: From Bambara jeliya (literally “being a jeli; 'jeli-ness'”).

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