Where does “balaphone” come from?
balaphone (English) comes from English balafon, from Mandinka balafoŋo — balafon.
balaphone (English): A balafon
Ancestry of “balaphone”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | balafon | A wooden-keyed percussion idiophone of West... |
| 2 | Mandinka | balafoŋo | balafon |