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Jenjili

Dagbani · Dagomba (Dagbon), Northern Region · Instrument

A musical bow. The Dagbani Dictionary glosses jɛnjili as 'a bow for playing'; Chernoff lists the jɛnjili among Dagbamba instruments, likening it to the Brazilian berimbau.

A musician played the jenjili, a single-string musical bow.

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