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Kora

🇲🇱 Mali Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Kora definition 1

Jeli ka fɔlifɛn, ju mugan ni kelen (Griot's instrument, twenty-one strings)

"Kora fɔli bɛ dusu sabati. (Kora music calms the heart.)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇲🇱 Mali
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April 2026

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Kora 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso

Kora (Traditional harp)

"La kora chante doucement! (The kora sings softly!)"
Kora 🇸🇩 Sudan

Jabal bi lughat al Fur (Mountain in Fur language)

"Tala'ana al kora (We climbed the mountain)"

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🌍 "Kora" Across Africa

This word is also used in 5 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Kora 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso

Kora (Traditional harp)
Kora 🇸🇩 Sudan

Jabal bi lughat al Fur (Mountain in Fur language)
Kora 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau

Instrumento tradicional Mandinka (Traditional Mandinka instrument)
Kora 🇪🇬 Egypt

كورة - Football/Soccer
Kora 🇹🇳 Tunisia

Kora (Football)

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