Amis · Ruisui, Ruisui Township, Hualien County, Taiwan, Asia
Tiftif, toftof, datok
Idiophone (plucked)Jaw harp
Summary
Jaw harp or musical bow system of the Amis people of Taiwan, mentioned in Cheng (2015). Tiftif, toftof or datok apparently refer to jaw harps and musical bows alike (76). The language is not tonal (Blust 2018). Content includes courtship.
Bibliography
Blust, R. J. (2018). Austronesian languages. In Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, inc. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Austronesian-languages, Cheng, L. J. (2015). Native Terminology and Classification of Taiwanese Musical Instruments. Ensayos: Historia y Teoría Del Arte, 19(28), 65–139.