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malimba

malimba noun: an African musical instrument of the mbira kind.

Noun

malimba (plural malimbas)

  1. An African musical instrument of the mbira kind.
    • In some songs of the Wakisi and in tunings of the malimba lamellophone, such as we recorded at Lupingu, the notes plainly correspond […]2010, Gerhard Kubik, Theory of African Music, Volume I, page 184

Forms of malimba

pluralmalimbas

Questions about malimba

What does malimba mean?
Malimba means an African musical instrument of the mbira kind.
What part of speech is malimba?
Malimba is a noun.
What is the plural of malimba?
The plural of malimba is malimbas.

Words near malimba in the dictionary

  1. Malikite
  2. Malikites
  3. maliks
  4. Malila
  5. Malilitao
  6. malimba
  7. malimbas
  8. malimbe
  9. malimbes
  10. Malimono
  11. Malin

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