Mba · Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
Yell
AnatomicalYell
Summary
Yelling system used by the Mba people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, mentioned in Carrington (1949). Linguistic H and L tones are encoded by shouted syllables cu and cɔ respectively (654). Used for long-distance communication.
Bibliography
Carrington, J. F. (1949). Talking Drums of Africa. In T. A. Sebeok & J. Umiker-Sebeok, Speech Surrogates: Drum and Whistle Systems. 1976.