Asharwa

AerophoneFruit Shell FluteMultiple instruments

LanguageEggon

MacrofamilyNiger-Congo

ISO Codeego

City / RegionAkwa Ibom State, Oruk Anam Local Government Area

CountryNigeria

ContinentAfrica

FamilyAerophone

Instrument TypeFruit Shell Flute

ContentCourtship, Other

ProductivityCan only convey specific phrases, names, or culturally coded messages

Current StatusStill practiced

Entry AuthorsMfon Udoh and Elena Oh

Coordinates4.7882, 7.6765

Speech Surrogates

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

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