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Ululation

Ululation (/ˌjuːljʊˈleɪʃən, ˌʌl-/ ⓘ, from Latin ululo), trilling or lele, is a long, wavering, high-pitched vocal sound resembling a howl with a trilling quality. It is produced by emitting a high-pitched, loud voice accompanied by a rapid back-and-forth movement of the tongue and the uvula.

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Ululation

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Triples148
Avg. degree1.98
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related to Africa and Asia · 24
Ululation → African, Alalaas, Christian, Eritrea, Eritrean, Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Ethiopian, Ethiopian Evangelical Churches, Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Generally, Girls, Ililta, In Ethiopia, In Hausa, In Somali, In Swahili, In Tanzania, Luo, Northern SiNdebele, Sunday
related to Middle East · 22
Ululation → Another, Arab, Arabic, Dance Troupe El-Funoun, Egyptian, Egyptian-style, For, In, Kurdish, Middle Eastern, Mizrahi, Mizrahi Jews, Mohsen Subhi, Newroz, Palestinian, Palestinian National Music, Recordings, They, Torah, Ululations
related to In ancient times · 20
Ululation → Aeschylus' Agamemnon, Akhet, As, Corridor, Entering, Greece, Greek, Herodotus, Homer, However, In, In Ancient Egypt, North Africa, Pepi, Pyramid Texts, Sophocles' Electra, Spells, Unas, West Wall, XIII
related to In popular culture · 12
Ululation → Actress Lucy Lawless, Arabic, At, Colombian, In, Lebanese, Rob Tapert, Shakira, Super Bowl LIV, Warrior Princess, Xena, Xena's
related to External links · 9
Ululation → Archived, Media, North African, Retrieved, Sound, The, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to Around the world · 7
Ululation → Africa, Americas, Central, Europe, It, Middle East, South Asia
related to Americas · 6
Ululation → Cherokee, In, It, Lakota, Native American, The Apaches
related to Europe · 5
Ululation → European, It, The Basque, The Galician, Ululations
is a · 1
Ululation → celebratory cheer sound when good news has been shared
instance of · 1
Ululation → and vocal traditions

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Ululationis acelebratory cheer sound when good news has been shared0.90text
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in Yazd provinceinstance ofand areas0.80text
those in The Mareinstance ofAs expressed in ritual verses0.80text
marriage is presumed to be lifelonginstance ofAs expressed in ritual verses0.80text
ending only in deathinstance ofAs expressed in ritual verses0.80text
ululationinstance ofand vocal traditions0.80text
Tshangani musicinstance ofUlulation is incorporated into African musical styles0.80text
where it is a form of audience participationinstance ofUlulation is incorporated into African musical styles0.80text
alongside clappinginstance ofUlulation is incorporated into African musical styles0.80text
call-and-response.In Tanzaniainstance ofUlulation is incorporated into African musical styles0.80text
ululation is a celebratory cheer sound when good news has been sharedinstance ofUlulation is incorporated into African musical styles0.80text

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