talking drum

English

A talking drum.

Noun

talking drum (plural talking drums)

(music) Any of several drums whose pitch can be regulated by squeezing the sides.
- 2015, Chigozie Obioma, The Fishermen, ONE, page 209:
  Two men, bowed over, were beating a tune on hourglass-shaped talking drums.

Derived terms

talking drummer

Translations

Translations

Chinese:
Mandarin: 傳訊鼓／传讯鼓 (chuánxùngǔ)
Finnish: viidakkorumpu (fi)

See also

ntamani

Further reading

talking drum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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