An ululation is a long, wavering, high-pitched sound resembling the howl of a dog or wolf. It is an onomatopoetic word derived from Latin. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Trinomial name Canis lupus familiaris The dog Canis lupus is a type of canine, a mammal in the order Carnivora. ... Wolf Wolf Man Mount Wolf Wolf Prizes Wolf Spider Wolf 424 Wolf 359 Wolf Point Wolf-herring Frank Wolf Friedrich Wolf Friedrich August Wolf Hugo Wolf Johannes Wolf Julius Wolf Max Franz Joseph Cornelius Wolf Maximilian Wolf Rudolf Wolf Thomas Wolf As Name Wolf Breidenbach Wolf Hirshorn Other The call... The sound of hitting a ball can be described as Whack. In rhetoric, linguistics and poetry, onomatopoeia is a figure of speech that employs a word, or occasionally, a grouping of words, that imitates, echoes, or suggests the object it is describing, such as bang, click, fizz, hush or buzz... Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ...

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Ululation is found in some singing techniques and ritual situations. In Arab countries ululation is commonly used by women to express celebration or grief, especially at weddings and funerals. It may also be used to encourage belly dancing. In the Middle East, zaghareet is a ululation performed to honor someone. In the Horn of Africa, ululation (or ililta) performed by worshippers is a feature of services in the Ethiopian Orthodox and Eritrean Orthodox Churches, and is also commonly used in secular celebrations such as parties or concerts. Ululation is incorporated into African musical styles such as Shona music, where it is a form of audience participation, along with clapping and call-and-response. Herodotus appears to mention ululation in North Africa (where it is still practiced), saying: Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... It has been suggested that French Wiktionary be merged into this article or section. ... Nubian wedding with some international modern touches, near Aswan, Egypt Preparing for the photographs, at a wedding in Thornbury Castle, England A traditional Japanese wedding ceremony A wedding is a ceremony which celebrates the beginning of a marriage. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Belly dancers Belly dance is a Western name coined for a style of female dance developed in the Middle East and other Arabic_influenced areas. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... An ululation is a long, wavering, high-pitched sound resembling the howl of a dog or wolf. ... Nations of the Horn of Africa. ... In religious organizations, the laity comprises all lay persons collectively. ... The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (in Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ኦርቶዶክስ ተዋሕዶ ቤተክርስትያን Yäityopya ortodoks täwahedo bétäkrestyan) is an Oriental Orthodox church in Ethiopia that was part of the Coptic Orthodox Church until 1959, when it was granted its own Patriarch by Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of All... The Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church is one of the Oriental Orthodox churches. ... This article concerns secularity, that is, being secular, in various senses. ... World map showing location of Africa A satellite composite image of Africa Africa is the worlds second_largest continent in both area and population, after Asia. ... Shona music is the music of the Shona people of Zimbabwe. ... An audience is the/a group of people who participate in and experience or encounter a work of art, literature, theatre, music or academics in any medium. ... A clap is the sound made by striking together two flat surfaces, as in the body parts of humans or animals. ... Call and response is a form of spontaneous verbal and non-verbal interaction between speaker and listener in which all of the statements (calls) are punctuated by expressions (responses) from the listener, as stated by Smitherman [1]. In West African cultures, call and response is a pervasive pattern of democratic... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

I think for my part that the loud cries uttered in our sacred rites came also from thence; for the Libyan women are greatly given to such cries and utter them very sweetly. (IV. 42-43)

The Basque irrintzi is a signal of happiness originating from shepherds^[1][2]. Languages Basque - few monoglots Spanish - 1,525,000 monoglots French - 150,000 monoglots Basque-Spanish - 600,000 speakers Basque-French - 76,000 speakers [4] other native languages Religions Traditionally Roman Catholic The Basques (Basque: Euskaldunak) are an indigenous people[] who inhabit parts of both Spain and France. ...

American experimental singer and composer Joan La Barbara uses ululation as well as other extended techniques such as circular singing and glottal clicks. Joan La Barbara (born June 8, 1947 in Philadelphia, PA) is a vocalist and composer associated with contemporary music. ... Extended technique is a term used to describe unconventional, unorthodox or improper techniques of playing musical instruments or singing. ...

In popular culture

Ululation appears in many films set in the Middle East, such as Lawrence of Arabia and The Battle of Algiers. Sometimes it is depicted as a battle cry, for example in Xena: Warrior Princess. Even the animated feature GI Joe: The Movie featured the ululation "Cobra-la-la-la-la-la". It appears as comic relief in The Simpsons episodes "The Last Temptation of Homer" and "Midnight Rx"; as well as Family Guy in the episode "E. Peterbus Unum" where Stewie is curious about the sound Achmed "makes when you're about to assassinate an infidel". In the film Aquelarre, a witch being burnt at the stake by the Spanish Inquisition shouts an irrintzi which is continued by a series of their companions, still free, symbolizing that witchcraft has not been defeated. Lawrence of Arabia is an award-winning 1962 film based on the life of T. E. Lawrence. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Xena. ... The Last Temptation of Homer is the ninth episode of The Simpsons fifth season. ... Midnight Rx is the sixth episode of The Simpsons from its sixteenth season. ... E Peterbus Unum is an episode from the second season of the FOX animated television series Family Guy. ... Burning of two sodomites at the stake (execution of individuals by fire. ... The Spanish Inquisition was established in 1478 by Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella to maintain Catholic orthodoxy in their kingdoms and was under the direct control of the Spanish monarchy. ...

References

• The Consecration of an Ethiopian Orthodox Church in Canada
• joanlabarbara.com

1. ^ The Larry Trask Archive: Some Important Basque Words (And a Bit of Culture) by Larry Trask.
2. ^ Irrintzi in the Spanish-language Auñamendi Encyclopedia.

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External link

• Sound clip of a North African ululation