iyaalu

Yoruba

Alternative forms
  • ìyá ìlù

Etymology

ìyá (“mother”) +‎ ìlù (“drum”), literally “Mother drum”

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ì.jáà.lù/

Noun

ìyáàlù

  1. The largest drum in any Yoruba ensemble of drums and with the lowest pitch. Each of the 4 families of drums among the Yoruba bàtá, dùndún, sákárà, and gbẹ̀du has the "mother drum."
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