English
jeliya
Jeliya comes from Bambara jeliya.
- Bambaramodernjeliyaliterally ‘being a jeli; 'jeli-ness'’
- Englishearliest quotation 2013same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Bambaramodernjeliyaliterally ‘being a jeli; 'jeli-ness'’
- Englishearliest quotation 2013same form
Earliest quotation: 2013, Lucy Durán, POYI! Bamana jeli music, Mali and the blues: “In the absence of Bamana music on the scene…”
Every English word from Bambara jeliya
Today it means
noun The traditional music of the jeli (or griot) caste of the Mande people.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Bambara jeliya / jeliya