Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

akonting

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: akonting
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A folk lute of the Jola people of West Africa; a banjo-like instrument with a skin-headed gourd body, two long melody strings, and one short drone string.

Example Sentences

"But there’s no less spirit in the singing and thumb piano playing of Ruth Akello, an unheralded Ugandan, or in the banjo-like akonting playing of the Jatta family, in Gambia."

Etymology

Borrowed from Jola-Fonyi.

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

akontings (plural) ekonting (alternative)

Questions

What does akonting mean?: A folk lute of the Jola people of West Africa; a banjo-like instrument with a skin-headed gourd body, two long melody strings, and one short drone string.
Where does akonting come from?: Borrowed from Jola-Fonyi.

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