Bwo-Nyama

AerophoneAnimal Horn TrumpetMultiple instruments

LanguageBerom

MacrofamilyNiger-Congo

ISO Codebom

City / RegionPlateau State, Jos South Local Government Area

CountryNigeria

ContinentAfrica

FamilyAerophone

Instrument TypeAnimal Horn Trumpet

ContentHunting, War, Other

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

Current StatusRarely practiced

Entry AuthorsPayi Mafeng Martin and Elena Oh

Coordinates9.7651, 8.8142

Speech Surrogates

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

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