Explore Griot through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like narrator or storyteller. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Griot meaning
A West African storyteller who passes on oral traditions; a wandering musician and poet.
Synonyms of Griot
Using Griot
- The main meaning on this page is: A West African storyteller who passes on oral traditions; a wandering musician and poet.
- Useful related words include: narrator, storyteller, teller.
- In the example corpus, griot often appears in combinations such as: the griot, griot families.
Context around Griot
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 3 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Griot
- In this selection, "griot" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, youth, although, historical, families, sections and narrators stand out and add context to how "griot" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include about the griot gala co and although griot is usually. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "griot" sits close to words such as aadi, aakash and aayush, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with griot
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
And not just in the Griot sections. (7 words)
Many players, including griot clans — West African storytellers and musicians — have their own idiosyncratic tunings. (15 words)
In 2021, she appeared in “A Different Path,” “The Griot,” and “House Hunting Lucy” in 2022. (16 words)
About the Griot Gala: Co-founded by Dionne Miller & Reid Johnson with the intention of celebrating diversity and inclusion while recognizing outstanding achievement in the Arts and Entertainment Industry. (29 words)
Griot narrators in multicolored boubous played drums and long traditional flutes while palace riflemen fired shots to punctuate the arrival of distinguished guests which included ministers and diplomats. (28 words)
Although Griot is usually only used in her lab, it would make perfect sense if she was able to utilize it while she operates as the Black Panther. (28 words)
Example sentences (12)
And not just in the Griot sections.
Once the drum is created, members of the griot families, like Touré, have the responsibility of putting the drums together with a goatskin drumhead.
Griot narrators in multicolored boubous played drums and long traditional flutes while palace riflemen fired shots to punctuate the arrival of distinguished guests which included ministers and diplomats.
In 2021, she appeared in “A Different Path,” “The Griot,” and “House Hunting Lucy” in 2022.
Join The Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg at the Their Stories, Our Voices Youth Griot Program.
Alexia McKay, Florida Courier’s editorial assistant, was among the five honorees recognized for the Griot Drum’s Year of The Young Journalist award.
Although Griot is usually only used in her lab, it would make perfect sense if she was able to utilize it while she operates as the Black Panther.
About the Griot Gala: Co-founded by Dionne Miller & Reid Johnson with the intention of celebrating diversity and inclusion while recognizing outstanding achievement in the Arts and Entertainment Industry.
Canada was the only place that offered “absolute freedom” for runaways, said Edna Turner, member and historical griot of Riley Community Quilters.
African music In the Griot tradition of Africa everything related to music has been passed on orally.
Kora players have traditionally come from griot families (also from the Mandinka nationalities) who are traditional historians, genealogists and storytellers who pass their skills on to their descendants.
Many players, including griot clans — West African storytellers and musicians — have their own idiosyncratic tunings.
Common combinations with griot
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: