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MembranophoneDrumMultiple instruments

LanguageIrigwe

MacrofamilyNiger-Congo

ISO Codeiri

City / RegionPlateau State, Bassa Local Government Area

CountryNigeria

ContinentAfrica

FamilyMembranophone

Instrument TypeDrum

ContentCourtship, Poetics / proverbs, Other

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

Current StatusStill practiced

Entry AuthorsMusa Eve Aikeh and Elena Oh

Coordinates10.0976, 8.7922

Speech Surrogates

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

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