Chan-Chan

Idiophone (struck)Wood, Bone, or Metal ClappersMultiple instruments

LanguageKohomono

MacrofamilyNiger-Congo

ISO Codebsc

City / RegionCross River State, Abi Local Government Area

CountryNigeria

ContinentAfrica

FamilyIdiophone (struck)

Instrument TypeWood, Bone, or Metal Clappers

ContentOther

ProductivityCan convey all messages

Current StatusRarely practiced

Entry AuthorsMercy Etu and Elena Oh

Coordinates5.8982, 8.0242

Speech Surrogates

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

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