Aban

Idiophone (struck)Clay, Metal, or Gourd Pot DrumMultiple instruments

LanguageIbibio

MacrofamilyNiger-Congo

ISO Codeibb

City / RegionAkwa-Ibom State, Nsit Ubium Local Government Area

CountryNigeria

ContinentAfrica

FamilyIdiophone (struck)

Instrument TypeClay, Metal, or Gourd Pot Drum

ContentDeath, Names

ProductivityCan convey all messages

Current StatusStill practiced

Entry AuthorsBlessing David John and Elena Oh

Coordinates4.7442, 7.9375

Speech Surrogates

An academic resource for musical surrogate languages — instruments that encode speech.

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