Ugbe

Idiophone (struck)Set of GongsMultiple instruments

LanguageOnwan

MacrofamilyAfro-Asiatic

ISO Codeets

City / RegionEdo State, Esan West Local Government Area

CountryNigeria

ContinentAfrica

FamilyIdiophone (struck)

Instrument TypeSet of Gongs

ContentStorytelling

ProductivityCan convey all messages

Current StatusStill practiced

Entry AuthorsMichael Ohiokhuaobo and Elena Oh

Coordinates6.6899, 6.1315

Speech Surrogates

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

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