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ngoni

ngoni noun: a West African stringed instrument, shaped like a guitar.

Noun (1)

ngoni

  1. A West African stringed instrument, shaped like a guitar.
    • Mr. Kouyate’s instrument is the four-stringed West African ngoni, also called a xalam[…].2007 October 21, Kelefa Sanneh, “Under the Hook, Rap and Rhythm Lie the Beats”, in New York Times

Noun (2) capitalized: Ngoni

Ngoni (plural Ngoni or Ngonis)

  1. A member of a particular ethnic group of East Africa, mainly living in Tanzania, Malawi, and Zambia.

Proper noun capitalized: Ngoni

Ngoni

  1. The language of these people.

Adjective capitalized: Ngoni

Ngoni (comparative more Ngoni, superlative most Ngoni)

  1. Pertaining to the Ngoni or their language.

Forms of ngoni

Noun
pluralNgoni
pluralNgonis
alternative formNguni
Adjective
comparativemore Ngoni
superlativemost Ngoni

Questions about ngoni

What does ngoni mean?
Ngoni means a West African stringed instrument, shaped like a guitar.
What part of speech is ngoni?
Ngoni can be a noun, a proper noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of ngoni?
The plural of ngoni is Ngoni.

Words near ngoni in the dictionary

  1. ngoma
  2. ngoma drum
  3. ngoma drums
  4. ngomas
  5. Ngomvia
  6. ngoni
  7. Ngoniland
  8. Ngonis
  9. Ngoreme
  10. Ngorongoro
  11. NGOs

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