Osain Bekan Bekan Bekan Okuma Okuma Lawa
This verse can be heard in this youtube video:
CALL:
| common spelling | common pronunciation |
|---|---|
| Osain bekan bekan bekan | oh-sain beh-can beh-can beh-can |
| okuma okuma lawa. | oh-koo-mah oh-koo-mah lah-wah |
RESPONSE:
| common spelling | common pronunciation |
|---|---|
| Ewe okuma okuma lawao | eh-weh oh-koo-mah oh-koo-mah lah-wah~oh |
| ewe okuma. | eh-weh oh-koo-mah |
Okan belodo okuma okuma lawa
CALL:
| common spelling | common pronunciation |
|---|---|
| Okan belodo okuma okuma lawa. | Oh-khan beh-loh-doh oh-kuma~kuma~lah-wah |
RESPONSE:
| common spelling | common pronunciation |
|---|---|
| Ewe okuma okuma lawao | eh-weh oh-kuma~kuma~lah-wah-oh |
| ewe okuma. | eh-weh oh-kuma |
SECOND CALL:
| common spelling | common pronunciation |
|---|---|
| Omilasa baba mi osain feidenu okuma lawa. | oh-mee-lah-sah bah-bah mee oh-sain fee-ay-day-noo oh-koo-ma~lah-wah |
SECOND RESPONSE:
| common spelling | common pronunciation |
|---|---|
| Ewe okuma okuma lawao. | eh-weh oh-kuma~kuma~lah-wah-oh |
Need Help?
- Say the word
Fiestaout loud: the wordfiedenuhas the samefiesound.
RESOURCES:
- Song (10) taught in Osain Class by Bobi Céspedes on Janurary 3, 2022
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