dundun

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See also: dun dun

English

Noun

dundun (plural dunduns)

  1. Alternative form of dun dun (African drum)

Yoruba

Ìyáàlù dùndún

Etymology

Possibly onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

Noun

dùndún

  1. (music) dun dun drum; a type of talking drum (pitch-bending drum that mimics the tonal speech of Yorùbá)
  2. (music) the talking drum family of drums, one of the 4 families of drums among the Yoruba.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: dun dun