The word "Mambo", similarly to other afroamerican musical denominations as conga, milonga, bomba, tumba, samba, bamba, bamboula, tambo, tango, cumbé, cumbia and candombe, denote an African origin, particularly from Congo, due to the presence of certain characteristic combinations of sounds, such as mb, ng and nd, which belong to the Niger-Congo linguistic complex.
"Mambo" hitzak, beste afroamerikar jatorrizko musika izendapen batzuk bezala (conga, milonga, bomba, tumba, sanba, semba, bamba, bamboula, tambo, tango, cumbé, cumbia eta candombe) Afrikar jatorria adierazten du, batez ere Kongoko Niger-Kongo hizkuntzetan ohikoa den mb, ng eta nd soinu konbinazioa dela eta.WikiMatrix WikiMatrix