E! O! Olokun!

This verse can be heard in this youtube video between these timestamps: 1:19 - 3:13

CALL:

common spelling	common pronunciation
yemaya o	yeh-mah-yah oh
awa yo si wa o	ah-wah yoh see wah-oh
olo soke lodo	oh-loh soh-kay loh-soh

RESPONSE:

common spelling	common pronunciation
e! o!	aaay! oh!
Olokun	Oh-loh-koohn
iya bakeba wa o	ee-yah bah-kay-bah wah-oh
oka me me iyawo	oh-kah may-may ee~yah-woh

NOTES:

The last line of the call, I’m not certain that the oka me me iyawo is correct.

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