page_title: Inanga (instrument)
section_title: Design/construction
hierarchical_section_title: Inanga (instrument) / Design/construction
caption_attribution_description: English: A four-stringed thumb-piano called an Enanga, played by the Bakiga. It is from Kabale in South-Western Uganda.
context_page_description: Inānga is a traditional musical instrument of Burundi that is also played in Rwanda and Uganda. In Burundi, it is considered to be the first instrument to be invented in the country.
context_section_description: Inānga is made of trees called igiháhe, umwūngo, umukoni or umunyáre.
  Inānga has eight strings. Among them seven are used with five notes and two octaves.
  Its strings are made of the flesh of cows tightened together. Its strings are spread across the length of the Inānga evenly.
  It is generally around 1 meter in length and not more than 70 centimeters in width. Its wood is light in tone.
  Children are not usually taught to play Inānga. A father keeps his Inānga in a visible place and the child plays and learns to play on his own.
caption: A souvenir inanga from Kabale, Uganda.
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