You didn't even Google this first. If you had, you would have found the website available at the link below. At that website - a blog - it says the following: "Ekele Kua es una expresión afrocubana que significa´así mismo es", o por lo menos ése es el uso que le conozco desde que nací. Si viene del idioma yoruba o del mandinga no me resulta demasiado importante, dejo esas precisiones para los estudiosos de las lenguas. Yo más que estudiarlas, las practico."
That's right! , You got it, As you say,
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Akin to, "word", in everyday American lingo. Afro Cuban- practically all Cubans use it a few times on there life.
Very Cuban expression of. West African origin. That's all I know.
I am Cuban American that grew up
In a very ethnic/ Hispanic area- that's how I heard it used. It is said to be of very old language an origin- but not sure. I am not a linguist. I have enough problems speaking English and/ or Spanish