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Roko

Hausa · Hausa / Northern Nigeria; Niger; zongo communities in Ghana · Music/Dance

Begging or soliciting, from roka, 'to ask, beg, pray'. Robinson glosses roko as 'begging; yin roko to beg' and gives maroki (pl. maroka) as the agent noun.

Roko at weddings brought the praise-singers generous gifts.

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