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Meaning of jeliya | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

The traditional music of the jeli (or griot) caste of the Mande people.

Examples

“In the absence of Bamana music on the scene in Bamako, some foreign scholars even concluded that all jeliya, the music of the Mande jeliw, is essentially heptatonic.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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See also

jell Jell-O Jell-O shot jellaba jellabah jellabiya

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