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Stage 1 of 3
sabal
Wolof · traditional
"a bird's call or song"
originally referred to a bird's call or song, later applied to the drum and its rhythm
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Stage 2 of 3
sabar
Wolof · traditional
"a Senegalese goblet drum, its music, and its dance"
extended to name the tall, goblet-shaped hand drum and its associated music and dance
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Stage 3 of 3
sabar
English · 1900s
"a Senegalese drumming and dance tradition"
adopted into English ethnomusicology and world-music writing
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