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malimbas

malimbas is the plural of malimba.

Meaning of malimba

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

Questions about malimbas

What is malimbas the plural of?
Malimbas is the plural of malimba.

Words near malimbas in the dictionary

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

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