mbila

As nouns the difference between mbira and mbila

is that mbira is (musical instruments|in southern africa) any of several musical instruments, similar to a marimba, having a small sound box fitted with a row of tuned tabs that are plucked with the thumbs while mbila is (musical instruments) in southern africa, an instrument similar to the xylophone, played by striking the bars with mallets.

As nouns the difference between mallet and mbila

is that mallet is a type of articulated locomotive, in which there are two powered trucks, with the rear truck being rigidly attached to the main body and boiler of the locomotive, while the front powered truck is attached to the rear by a hinge, so that it may swing from side to side, and with the front end of the boiler resting upon a sliding bearing on the swinging front truck while mbila is (musical instruments) in southern africa, an instrument similar to the xylophone, played by striking the bars with mallets.

As a proper noun mallet

is (cryptography) often the malicious party in examples of threat scenarios (synonym: mallory) see (alice and bob).

As nouns the difference between xylophone and mbila

is that xylophone is while mbila is (musical instruments) in southern africa, an instrument similar to the xylophone, played by striking the bars with mallets.