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Oríkì

Oríkì tí a kójọ nípasẹ̀ ìwádìí ẹ̀rọ, tí a kò tí ì ṣàyẹ̀wò. Gbogbo ohun tí ó wà lórí ojú-ìwé yìí kò tí ì ní ìjẹ́rìí: a fi hàn kí a lè ṣàyẹ̀wò rẹ̀, kì í ṣe nítorí pé a ti ṣàyẹ̀wò rẹ̀.

Ohun 3, gbogbo rẹ̀ kò tí ì ní ìjẹ́rìí

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Oríkì: The SectionOriki

Àkójọ tí kò tí ì ní ìjẹ́rìí

Ojú-ìwé yìí nìkan ni ibi tí a ti fi ohun tí a kò tí ì ṣàyẹ̀wò hàn nínú àkójọpọ̀ yìí. Ìdí nìyẹn tí a fi yà á sọ́tọ̀, kò sì sí ohun tí ó yẹ kí a fa yọ láti inú rẹ̀ bí ẹni pé a ti fi ìdí rẹ̀ múlẹ̀.

A kójọ rẹ̀ pẹ̀lú ẹ̀rọ, a kò sì tí ì ṣàyẹ̀wò rẹ̀. Àwọn àmì ohùn, ìdárúkọ àti ọ̀rọ̀ rẹ̀ ṣì nílò àyẹ̀wò sí orísun tí a dárúkọ kí a tó lè gbáralé rẹ̀.

Gbogbo irú egbe 1 eranko 1 ilu 11 inagije 3 orile 24 orisa 44 personal 11

Yorùbá Monarch / Alaafin and Royal Court
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Ìpilẹ̀
Ẹrù Ọba ni mo bà, Ọba tó!
Ìtumọ̀ ọ̀rọ̀-sí-ọ̀rọ̀
- Fear king is I feel, King is-worthy/dreaded
Ìtumọ̀ Gẹ̀ẹ́sì
It is the king I hold with awe, the dreaded being!
Ẹni tí ó túmọ̀ rẹ̀ Azeez Akinwumi Sesan
An expression of absolute reverence, veneration, and deep deference to the royal presence, signifying that the authority of the monarch is sovereign and awe-inspiring.
Ìgbà tí a ń pa á
Drummed at the palace entrance to announce the formal emergence of the king from the inner chambers into the court or during royal ceremonies.
Ẹni tí ó ń pa á
Dùndún palace lead drummer (Àyàn lineage)
Ìdílé tàbí ìlú
Ọ̀yọ́ / Èdè palace tradition
Àwọn ìyàtọ̀
Ẹrù ọba ni mo bà, ọba tó; Ọba tótó bí aró, ọba tó
Orísun tí a tọ́ka sí
- Azeez Akinwumi Sesan, The Cultural Semantics of Yoruba Drum Poetry, 2014 https://doi.org/10.1515/css-2014-0036

Àwọn ojú-ìwé tí ìwádìí náà dá padà (10)

Aláàfin of Òyó (Paramount Monarch of the Òyó Empire)

inagijeÀkójọ tí kò tí ì ní ìjẹ́rìí

Ìpilẹ̀

Ó f'ẹsẹ̀ ẹṣin s'omi rùkú rùkú rùkú; Tí ń jí kọ bí àkùkọ ìdájí; Aláàfin, ẹkùn bú, a sá.

Ìtumọ̀ ọ̀rọ̀-sí-ọ̀rọ̀

He with legs of horse turns water turbid turbid turbid; Who wakes crows like rooster of dawn; Alaafin, leopard roars, we flee.

Ìtumọ̀ Gẹ̀ẹ́sì

He stirs the river violently with his horses' hoofs; Like a rooster that crows in the wee morning; Alaafin, growls like a leopard and people run.

Ẹni tí ó túmọ̀ rẹ̀ Ayokunmi Ojebode / M. Ayolo

Zoonymous praise cognomens characterizing the monarch's military might, unyielding vigilance, fearsome sovereignty, and royal aura.

Ìgbà tí a ń pa á: Palace morning awakenings, public royal receptions, installations, and ceremonial durbar processions.
Ẹni tí ó ń pa á: Royal court bards, royal wives (ayaba), and palace dùndún drummers
Ìdílé tàbí ìlú: Òyó Palace (Òyó-Ilé / Modern Òyó)
Àwọn ìyàtọ̀: Varied line deployments across Alaafin oriki compilations by Ayolo (2011) and Adesiyan (2011)

Individual Praise Sobriquets (Àkànbi / Borọ̀kìnní Appellations)

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Ìpilẹ̀

Ọkọ mi, Àkànbi. Ọ́ra ọba mọdé. Ọmọ tagbata. Ọmọ kọrọwa. Ọmọ ilekoleru.

Ìtumọ̀ ọ̀rọ̀-sí-ọ̀rọ̀

Husband my, Akanbi (deliberately born). Buys royal cloth arrives-child. Child-of tagbata. Child-of korowa. Child-of house-does-not-lack-slaves.

Ìtumọ̀ Gẹ̀ẹ́sì

My husband, Akanbi. One who buys royal garments upon arrival. Child of Tagbata. Child of Korowa. Offspring of a wealthy home that never lacks attendants.

Ẹni tí ó túmọ̀ rẹ̀ Oluwole Coker

Presents personal descriptive praise names (orúkọ ìnagijẹ) describing individual distinction, character attributes, personal achievements, and inherited titles.

Ìgbà tí a ń pa á: Domestic greetings, social celebrations, drumming eulogies, and performance by wives to husbands.
Ẹni tí ó ń pa á: Wives, family elders, professional drummers (àyàn), and popular acoustic bard singers.
Ìdílé tàbí ìlú: General Yorùbá / Ọ̀yọ́
Àwọn ìyàtọ̀: Varies by individual praise-name combinations (e.g., Àkànbí, Àlàó, Àmọ̀ó, Àdùkẹ́).