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mbila

mbila noun: in Southern Africa, an instrument similar to the xylophone, played by striking the bars with mallets.

Noun

mbila (plural mbilas)

  1. In Southern Africa, an instrument similar to the xylophone, played by striking the bars with mallets.
  2. The mbira or thumb piano.

Forms of mbila

pluralmbilas

Questions about mbila

What does mbila mean?
Mbila means in Southern Africa, an instrument similar to the xylophone, played by striking the bars with mallets.
What part of speech is mbila?
Mbila is a noun.
What is the plural of mbila?
The plural of mbila is mbilas.

Words near mbila in the dictionary

  1. Mbengga
  2. MBEs
  3. MBFR
  4. MBH
  5. MBHs
  6. mbila
  7. mbilas
  8. Mbini
  9. mbio
  10. MBioEnt
  11. mbira

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