Etymology

likembe

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Today it means: A musical instrument found in sub-Saharan Africa; a kind of lamellophone. Full definition →

Lingala likembé
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  1. Lingala · borrowed fromlikembé
  2. English todaylikembe

Borrowed from Lingala likembé, from li- + kembé.

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