Ifiom

AerophoneWood or Plastic WhistleMultiple instruments

LanguageIbibio

MacrofamilyNiger-Congo

ISO Codeibb

City / RegionAkwa Ibom State, Nsit Ubium Local Government Area

CountryNigeria

ContinentAfrica

FamilyAerophone

Instrument TypeWood or Plastic Whistle

ContentPoetics / proverbs, Other

ProductivityCan convey all messages

Current StatusStill practiced

Entry AuthorsBlessing David John and Elena Oh

Coordinates4.7442, 7.9375

Speech Surrogates

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

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