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noun
A wooden-keyed percussion idiophone of West Africa that is struck with two padded sticks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: bala
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: idiophone
History
From Mandinka balafoŋo.
Across languages
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