Kirundi
inanga
ee-NAHN-gah
How to say it
Kirundiinangaee-NAHN-gahsoon
Englishburundian zithersoon
Frenchcithare burundaisesoon
Meaning
a traditional Burundian stringed instrument, a kind of zither.
Good to know
associated with traditional court music and storytelling.
Examples
- Umusizi yavuze inanga mu muganuro.The poet played the inanga at the ceremony.
- Twumvise umuvugizi w'inanga mu kiganiro.We heard the inanga player at the gathering.
- Inanga ni igikoresho c'umuziki wa kera.The inanga is an instrument of ancient music.
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