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Bangladeshi Traditional Guitar

A word for a Bangladeshi/Assamese stringed instrument, coming from the word ‘ḍu’ (two) and ‘ṭara’ (string) as it has two strings. Similar instruments can be found in other parts of the world, such as the Central Asian ‘dutar’

  • Ḍuṭara bazlam – I had played the dotara.
  • Ami duṭara loia aislam – I came with the dotara.
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