Ubo-Aka

Idiophone (plucked)Thumb PianoMultiple instruments

LanguageMbube

MacrofamilyNiger-Congo

ISO Codemfo

City / RegionCross River State, Ogoja Local Government Area

CountryNigeria

ContinentAfrica

FamilyIdiophone (plucked)

Instrument TypeThumb Piano

ContentPoetics / proverbs, Other

ProductivityCan convey all messages

Current StatusRarely practiced

Entry AuthorsSolomon Oham Erim and Elena Oh

Coordinates6.6548, 8.7977

Speech Surrogates

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

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