Akpata

Idiophone (struck)Wooden XylophoneMultiple instruments

LanguageEsan

MacrofamilyNiger-Congo

ISO Codeish

City / RegionCentral Edo State, Ishan Local Government Area

CountryNigeria

ContinentAfrica

FamilyIdiophone (struck)

Instrument TypeWooden Xylophone

ContentOther

ProductivityCan convey all messages

Current StatusOccasionally practiced

Entry AuthorsJoseph Osahon and Elena Oh

Coordinates6.6342, 5.9304

Speech Surrogates

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

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