Omo Alawo Yale Fiedenu

This verse can be heard in this youtube video between these timestamps: 1:59 - 3:27

This verse can be heard in this youtube video between these timestamps: 0:00 - 2:00

This verse can be heard in this youtube video between these timestamps: 2:01 - 3:04

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CALL:

common spelling	common pronunciation
Omo alawo yale fiedenu	Oh-moh~lah-woh yah-lay fee-ay-day-noo
akunfao	Ah-koon-fah-oh
akunfao	Ah-koon-fah-oh
Omo alawo yale fiedenu	Oh-moh~lah-woh yah-lay fee-ay-day-noo
akunfao	Ah-koon-fah-oh
akunfao	Ah-koon-fah-oh

RESPONSE:

Same as call.

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Listen to the akpwon (vocalist/chanter)! Omo alawo might also sound like Omo lawo, completely dropping the a from alawo. It could also sound like Omo lowo, merging the two words/sounds together.
Say the word Fiesta out loud: the word fiedenu (or as John Mason writes fiyèdénú) has the same fie sound.
Omo alawo.. may be said as Omo lowo...

CALL (As documented by John Mason):

John Mason’s Spelling	John Mason’s Translation
Ọmọ lò owó dale fiyèdénú	Child who cries out for the lost money of a broken pledge be patient.
a kún ọfà o (2x)	We fill the pledge

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