[DOC] [TLE] List of English words of Niger-Congo origin - Wikipedia [PAR] Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (July 2012) (Learn how 
and when to remove this template message). This is a list of English language 
words that come from the Niger-Congo languages. It excludes ... as the name of a 
"specifically African-American holiday", abstracted from a Swahili phrase 
matunda... [DOC] [TLE] English words of African origin - Wikipedia [PAR] Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (June 2015) (Learn how 
and when to remove this template message). azawakh - probably from Fula or 
Tuareg. A breed of dog from West and North Africa; banjo ... Asa occurs as the 
name for God in Kenyan languages. Isis appears in West Africa as Osu. jenga - 
from the... [DOC] [TLE] Marimba | Define Marimba at Dictionary.com [PAR] Marimba definition, a musical instrument, originating in Africa but ... Kimbundu 
and Swahili marimba, malimba, name of a xylophone-like instrument). [DOC] [TLE] marimbas - Memidex dictionary/thesaurus [PAR] Portuguese, of Bantu origin; akin to Kimbundu ma-rimba: ma-, plural noun prefix. 
... The term may also refer to: Marimba, Angola, a municipality in Malanje 
Province, ... Marimba is one of many African names for the xylophone, and, 
because African ... Origin: an African language, probably Bantu (compare 
Kimbundu and... [DOC] [TLE] The History of the Marimba - EngagedScholarship@CSU [PAR] Its name is derived from Bant, a language in which rimba suggests a. "flattish 
object ... the name. marimba can be applied to instruments of the sana type (
mbira). ... Among the various names for xylophone in Bantu speaking African 
region. [DOC] [TLE] The Lingua File: African Loanwords: Part 2 [PAR] Mar 14, 2013 ... Gnu, however, may come from a variety of African sources including the ... It 
came to English via the two Mbundu languages, which use the word ... marimba - 
This xylophone-like instrument's name has its origins in Kimbundu... [DOC] [TLE] MARIMBA meaning in English,  . Britannica Concise ... [PAR] The original African instrument uses tuned calabash resonators. In Mexico and 
Central America, where it was brought by African slaves, the wooden bars may 
be. ... ( -s ) Etymology: of African origin; akin to Kimbundu marimba xylophone, 
Tshiluba ... NAmE / noun a musical instrument like a xylophone  WORD ORIGIN 
early... [DOC] [TLE] Marimba - definition of marimba by The Free Dictionary [PAR] [Portuguese, of Bantu origin; akin to Kimbundu ma-rimba : ma-, pl. n. pref. + -
rimba, xylophone, hand piano.] American Heritage Dictionary of the English 
Language, Fifth Edition. ... [C18: of West African origin] ... You can also log in with 
... Marimba, Inc. Names Armstrong Kendall, Inc. Agency of Record for Public 
Relations. [DOC] [TLE] marimba - definition of marimba in English from the Oxford dictionary [PAR] A deep-toned xylophone of African origin. ... Can you figure out what these 
historical synonyms mean? ... How many words are there in the English 
language? ... percussion section which includes marimbas, steel drums and an 
African drum called a Djembe. ... Early 18th century: from Kimbundu, perhaps via 
Portuguese. [DOC] [TLE] 3 - Online Etymology Dictionary [PAR] Invented 1869 by French scientist Hippolyte Mge-Mouries and made in part 
from ... That policy might perhaps be adopted with advantage by an enterprising 
British ... fem. proper name, from Old French Margerie, related to Late Latin 
margarita .... 1704, from an African language, probably Bantu (compare 
Kimbundu and... [DOC] [TLE] Angola facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about ... [PAR] Portuguese is the official language, although Bantu and other African ... with the 
Mbundu, whose ruler was called the ngola (from which the name of Angola 
comes). ... From the late 16th through the mid-19th century, Angola may have 
provided the ... came into being as the consequence of a split in the government-

Question: The name of this xylophone that originated in Africa may be from the Kimbundu language
Answer: Marimba