Aumba Wa Ori

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CALL:

common spelling	common pronunciation
Aumba wa ori	Ah-oom-bah wah oh-ree
Aumba wa ori	Ah-oom-bah wah oh-ree
awa osun	ah-wah oh-soon
awa oma	ah-wah oh-mah
leri oma leyawo aranou kawe	lay-ree oh-mah lay-yah-woh ah-rah-oh-noo kah-way

RESPONSE:

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Listen to the akpwon (vocalist/chanter)! The last line leri oma leyawo aranou kawe – the word aranou could be pronounced differently. A common variation could be ara orun.
Aumba wa ori may also be pronounced lah~umba wa ori.

CALL (As documented by John Mason):

John Mason’s Spelling	John Mason’s Translation
A nbá wá ọ rí	We are meeting to seek to find him
A nbá wá ọ rí	We are meeting to seek to find him
A wá o sùn. A wa ọ máā	We come, he is asleep, we seek him continually
L’erí o máā lékè awo	In the head he is always to be the uppermost initiate
Ará òrun ká’we	The citizens of heaven reap children

ALTERNATE CALL (As documented by John Mason):

John Mason’s Spelling	John Mason’s Translation
A nbá wá ọ rí	We are meeting to seek to find him
A nbá wá ọ rí	We are meeting to seek to find him
A wá o sùn. A wa ọ máā	We come, he is asleep, we seek him continually
A wá ọ máā yé yà o	We seek him continually to understand where he turned to.
Ará òrun tà iyè	The citizens of heaven sell thoughts (memories)

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