balangi

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noun

A musical instrument similar to a xylophone.

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Meanings

noun
  1. A musical instrument similar to a xylophone.

    Typical instruments used for making traditional Sierra Leonean music include bench drums, or gumbe; other drums; a kind of xylophone called the balangi; and a type of piano called the sansa (also known as a kalimba or mbira) that is played with the thumb.

    2007, Suzanne LeVert, Cultures of the World: Sierra Leone, page 109

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APA

balangi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balangi

MLA

“balangi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balangi. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “balangi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balangi.

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