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Spain has a variety of regional piping styles; this page is an overview. Terminology ''. Folk groups playing these instruments have become popular in recent years, and pipe bands for some models. According to Joan Corominas , gaita is presumed to derive from a Gothic root meaning goat (''gait'' or ''gata''), as the bag is a whole, case-skinned goat hide; Gothic was spoken in Spain as late as the eighth century due to Visigothic invasions. It is also possible, however, that the name originates with the '' Ghaita '' (also spelled ''rhaita'' in Morocco and ''algaita'' in Niger ) a North African oboe similar to the Zurna whose name derives from an Arabic word meaning "farm," and that the Gothic connection is an example of Folk Etymology . Bagpipes in some parts of Eastern Europe bear similar names, such as gaida, gajda, and gajdy, but the linguistic relationship, if any, between these instruments is still unclear. SEE ALSO |
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