Igba

MembranophoneDrumMultiple instruments

LanguageIdoma

MacrofamilyNiger-Congo

ISO Codeidu

City / RegionBenue State, Ado Local Government Area

CountryNigeria

ContinentAfrica

FamilyMembranophone

Instrument TypeDrum

ContentCourtship, Other

ProductivityCan convey all messages

Current StatusStill practiced

Entry AuthorsAsari and Elena Oh

Coordinates6.8116, 8.0029

Speech Surrogates

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

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