ngoma

/ (əŋˈɡəʊmə, əŋˈɡɒm-) /

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noun

East African a type of drum

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Word Origin for ngoma

Swahili

Words nearby ngoma

NGk, NGL, NGNP, NGO, Ngo Dinh Diem, ngoma, Ngoni, NGOs, NGU, ngultrum, Nguni

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How to use ngoma in a sentence

To the south, 27 E., is a tetrahedral peak, which our guide called Ngoma-dingding.
Trans-Himalaya, Vol. 2 (of 2)|Sven Hedin
On the east of it lies the Ngoma-dingding glacier, and on the west the Absi glacier.
Trans-Himalaya, Vol. 2 (of 2)|Sven Hedin