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Idiophone (struck)Calabash Rattle/ShakerMultiple instruments

LanguageEsan

MacrofamilyNiger-Congo

ISO Codeish

City / RegionCentral Edo State, Ishan Local Government Area

CountryNigeria

ContinentAfrica

FamilyIdiophone (struck)

Instrument TypeCalabash Rattle/Shaker

ContentCourtship, Other

ProductivityCan convey all messages

Current StatusOccasionally practiced

Entry AuthorsJoseph Osahon and Elena Oh

Coordinates6.6342, 5.9304

Speech Surrogates

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

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