Ọ̀wu Lineage (Òṣègè Cloth Praise Epithet)
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A bimo l'owu a f'osege pon-on Iwo osege, emi osege Osege o je a m'oloro l'owu!
Glose littérale
- A child is born in Owu, carried with osege cloth / You wear osege, I wear osege / Osege cloth prevents recognizing who is wealthy in Owu!
Anglais idiomatique
An Owu is ever born into a family of osege wearers You wear osege just as I myself do. Osege cloth makes it difficult to identify the wealthy in Owu.
Traduit par Chief Oladipo Yemitan
Praising the egalitarian refinement and proud sartorial standard of the Owu, indicating that prestigious, wide woven fabric (òṣègè) was worn universally by Owu people so that all shared equal outward dignity.
- Recited during civic celebrations, historical narrations, family naming ceremonies, and cultural gatherings of Owu descendants.
- Lineage elders, the Bàápitàn (lineage historian), and traditional women chanters.
- Ọ̀wu Kingdom
- Recorded as both an oriki aphorism and a lineage identity saying (òwe/oríkì).