kigoma

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Meaning

a small drum or tambourine.

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(dimin. of ngoma) small drum, tambourine

Examples

• Alipiga kigoma wakati wa ngoma ya jadi.He beat the small drum during the traditional dance.
• Kigoma hicho kimetengenezwa kwa ngozi ya mbuzi.That small drum is made of goat skin.
• Hawakuwa na kigoma cha kutosha kwa kikundi cha ngoma.They did not have enough small drums for the dance group.
• Watoto walicheza wakipiga vigoma vyao vidogo.The children played, beating their little drums.

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