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Derived from the mouth harp of the Hmong people, Đàn môi (: ''Đàn môi'', "lip lute") is the
Vietnamese Vietnamese may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Vietnam, a country in Southeast Asia ** A citizen of Vietnam. See Demographics of Vietnam. * Vietnamese people, or Kinh people, a Southeast Asian ethnic group native to Vietnam ** Overse ...
name of a traditional musical instrument widely used in minority ethnic groups in
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(including the Jrai " Rang Leh"Đào, Huy Quyền (1998).
Musical Instruments of the Jrai and Bahnar
', p.255. Nhà xuá̂t bản Trẻ. .
). An inward orientated ("the lamella points inwards towards the mouth"Wright, Michael (2017).
The Jews-Harp in Britain and Ireland
', unpaginated. Taylor & Francis. . Cites John Wright (1972) regarding "outward" versus "inward" lamellophones. "Another Look into the
Organology Organology (from Ancient Greek () 'instrument' and (), 'the study of') is the science of musical instruments and their classifications. It embraces study of instruments' history, instruments used in different cultures, technical aspects of how i ...
of the Jew's Harp", ''Bulletin due Musée Instrumental de Bruxelles'', II, p.55.
) idioglot (noncomposite: "the tongue and frame are of the same piece of material"Sturman, Janet; ed. (2019).
The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Music and Culture
', unpaginated. SAGE Publications. .
), mouth harp somewhat similar to the metal heteroglot/compound jaw harp, the dan moi, rather than being held against the teeth while being played, like a jaw harp, is held against the lips while being played. This gives much more flexibility to player, leaving them freer to shape their
oral cavity In animal anatomy, the mouth, also known as the oral cavity, or in Latin cavum oris, is the opening through which many animals take in food and issue vocal sounds. It is also the cavity lying at the upper end of the alimentary canal, bounded on t ...
as a resonance chamber to amplify the instrument.


See also

* Jaw harp *
Kouxian ''Kouxian'' () is a general Chinese term for any variety of jaw harp. The jaw harp is a plucked idiophone in which the lamella is mounted in a small frame, and the player's open mouth serves as a resonance chamber. Chinese jaw harps may comp ...


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