Oro Ile Emi Oya

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Heard between 6:12 and 6:40.

CALL:

common spelling	common pronunciation
oro ile	oh-roh ee-lay
emi oya	ay-mee oh-yah

RESPONSE:

Same as call.

ALTERNATE CALL:

common spelling	common pronunciation
oro ile	oh-roh ee-lay
oro ile	oh-roh ee-lay

ALTERNATE RESPONSE:

Same as call.

Learn More!

In the recording from Abbilona, the shorter oro ile call/response is sung first, but on this page, I have documented them flipped.
- oro means literally words, or in this case, singing and praise.
- ile would mean house or religious family.
- emi means me.
And putting that together, it may allude to the meaning:
- I am singing with my religious family to/for Oya.
- We all sing together.

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