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A folk instrument is an instrument that developed among common people and usually doesn't have a known inventor. It can be made from wood, metal or other material. It is a part of folk music. The instruments can be percussion instruments, different types of flutes, the bow and different types of trumpets.

The cavaquinho is a Portuguese folk instrument.

Some instruments are referred to as folk instruments even if they do not meet the criteria for classifying a folk instrument because they commonly appear in folk music. An example would be harmonica.

List of folk instruments

• autoharp
• bagpipe
• banjo
• bouzouki
• cavaquinho
• çiftelia
• doyra
• harmonica
• hammer dulcimer
• jew's harp
• kantele
• klopotec
• mandolin
• Musical saw
• quena
• salamiyyah
• shofar
• tin whistle
• ukulele
• violin
• washboard
• willow flute
• zither