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griot (West African hereditary musician, storyteller and keeper of oral history)

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Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralgriots

Examples

Mali, .

In Mali, the griot keeps the memory of the great families.

Griots tell history through song.

Sénégal.

She comes from a family of griots in Senegal.

The griotte sang throughout the wedding ceremony.

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Among griots, music is passed down from generation to generation.

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