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How to say “to ululate” in Darija

In Moroccan, you say “zeghret”; in Algerian, “welwel”.

In Moroccan Darija

zeghret زغرت

A verb meaning “to ululate”.

ملي دخلات العروسة، العيالات زغرتو: “When the bride came in, the women ululated.”

In Algerian Darja

welwel ولول

A verb meaning “to ululate”; “to wail loudly in mourning”.

كي دخلت العروسة الكل ولولو: “When the bride came in, all the women ululated.”