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"Roots" storyteller
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griot
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1820, from French griot (17c.), of unknown origin.
WordNet
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n. a storyteller in West Africa; perpetuates the oral traditions of a family or village
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A griot (; ), jali or jeli ( djeli or djéli in French spelling) is a West African historian, storyteller, praise singer, poet and/or musician. The griot is a repository of oral tradition and is often seen as a societal leader due to his traditional position ...