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has glosseng: The pahu or pau is a traditional musical instrument found in Polynesia: Hawaii, Tahiti, Cook Islands, Samoa, and Tokelau. Carved from a single log and covered on the playing end with a stretched sharkskin, the pahu is played with the palms and fingers of the hand. It is considered a sacred instrument and was generally kept in a temple (heiau), and used to accompany a repertoire of sacred songs called hula pahu/ura pau.
lexicalizationeng: pahu
instance of(noun) a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands
HI, Aloha State, Hawai'i, Hawaii
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German
has glossdeu: Pahu ist eine hawaiische Bezeichnung für traditionelle Trommeln in verschiedener Größe. Die Pahu ist eins der Instrumente, die die polynesischen Einwanderer bei der Besiedlung Hawaiis aus Tahiti mitbrachten.
lexicalizationdeu: Pahu
French
has glossfra: Le pahu est un ancien tambour sur pied polynésien faisant partie des orchestres traditionnels.
lexicalizationfra: pahu

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