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Idiophone (struck)Bead-Covered GourdMultiple instruments

LanguageAnaan

MacrofamilyNiger-Congo

ISO Codeanw

City / RegionAkwa Ibom State, Oruk Anam Local Government Area

CountryNigeria

ContinentAfrica

FamilyIdiophone (struck)

Instrument TypeBead-Covered Gourd

ContentOther

ProductivityCan convey all messages

Current StatusStill practiced

Entry AuthorsIdongesit Imohowo Eyakndue and Elena Oh

Coordinates4.7882, 7.6765

Speech Surrogates

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

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