Ukpokolo

Idiophone (struck)Wooden XylophoneMultiple instruments

LanguageEbira

MacrofamilyNiger-Congo

ISO Codeigb

City / RegionKogi State, Kogi Central Local Government Area

CountryNigeria

ContinentAfrica

FamilyIdiophone (struck)

Instrument TypeWooden Xylophone

ContentCourtship, Praises, Storytelling, Other

ProductivityCan convey all messages

Current StatusRarely practiced

Entry AuthorsDaniel Imah and Elena Oh

Coordinates7.7337, 6.6906

Speech Surrogates

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

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