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Chordophone (plucked)Grass Stem HarpMultiple instruments

LanguageBerom

MacrofamilyNiger-Congo

ISO Codebom

City / RegionPlateau State, Jos South Local Government Area

CountryNigeria

ContinentAfrica

FamilyChordophone (plucked)

Instrument TypeGrass Stem Harp

ContentPoetics / proverbs, Praises

ProductivityCan convey all messages

Current StatusStill practiced

Entry AuthorsPayi Mafeng Martin and Elena Oh

Coordinates9.7651, 8.8142

Speech Surrogates

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

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