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dalilu

dalilu noun: a special protective power or ability, of divine origin, held by certain families in West Africa.

Noun

dalilu

  1. (uncommon) A special protective power or ability, of divine origin, held by certain families in West Africa.
    • The social status of jalis is complex. They are important keepers of cultural knowledge, and their dalilu gives them the sole right and power to perform certain types of music.2020, Andrew R. Martin, Matthew Mihalka, editors, Music around the World: A Global Encyclopedia, Bloomsbury, →ISBN

Origin of dalilu

Borrowed from Bambara dalilu.

Questions about dalilu

What does dalilu mean?
Dalilu means a special protective power or ability, of divine origin, held by certain families in West Africa.
What part of speech is dalilu?
Dalilu is a noun.

Words near dalilu in the dictionary

  1. Daliesque
  2. Dalifornia
  3. Dalig
  4. Daligan
  5. Daliganj
  6. dalilu
  7. Dalimir
  8. Dalinian
  9. Dalio
  10. Dalipe
  11. Dalit

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