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Meaning of Ngoni | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. A West African stringed instrument, shaped like a guitar.
  2. A member of a particular ethnic group of East Africa, mainly living in Tanzania, Malawi, and Zambia.
  3. The language of these people.

Examples

“Mr. Kouyate’s instrument is the four-stringed West African ngoni, also called a xalam[…].”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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