Liwie

AerophoneBamboo FluteMultiple instruments

LanguageIrigwe

MacrofamilyNiger-Congo

ISO Codeiri

City / RegionPlateau State, Bassa Local Government Area

CountryNigeria

ContinentAfrica

FamilyAerophone

Instrument TypeBamboo Flute

ContentOther

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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