Shantu

Idiophone (struck)Gourd Struck on BodyMultiple instruments

LanguageEggon

MacrofamilyNiger-Congo

ISO Codeego

City / RegionAkwa Ibom State, Oruk Anam Local Government Area

CountryNigeria

ContinentAfrica

FamilyIdiophone (struck)

Instrument TypeGourd Struck on Body

ContentCourtship, Names, Other

ProductivityCan convey all messages

Current StatusStill practiced

Entry AuthorsMfon Udoh and Elena Oh

Coordinates4.7882, 7.6765

Speech Surrogates

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

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