Algaita

AerophoneDouble-Reeded InstrumentMultiple instruments

LanguageFulani

MacrofamilyNiger-Congo

ISO Codefuv

City / RegionKatsina State, Daura Local Government Area

CountryNigeria

ContinentAfrica

FamilyAerophone

Instrument TypeDouble-Reeded Instrument

ContentCourtship, Praises

ProductivityCan only convey fixed messages

Current StatusStill practiced

Entry AuthorsNsik Enang and Elena Oh

Coordinates13.0315, 8.3225

Speech Surrogates

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

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