Ovai-Ragwooi

MembranophoneLeather-Covered DrumMultiple instruments

LanguageKohomono

MacrofamilyNiger-Congo

ISO Codebsc

City / RegionCross River State, Abi Local Government Area

CountryNigeria

ContinentAfrica

FamilyMembranophone

Instrument TypeLeather-Covered Drum

Contrasts EncodedTone, Prosody

ContentWar, Other

ProductivityCan convey tone and rhythm of speech

Current StatusStill practiced

Entry AuthorsMercy Etu and Elena Oh

Coordinates5.8982, 8.0242

Speech Surrogates

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

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