talking drum

Japanese: talking drum(英語表記)talkingdrum
talking drum

...Tom Tom is said to be of African or Oriental origin, while the others are of Latin American or Afro-African origin. [Yutaka Sekine]
[Taiko words]
"Taikokotoba" is a translation of "talking drum" and refers to a method of communication that conveys a linguistic message by tracing the suprasegmental (prosodic) characteristics of spoken language through the pitch, strength, and duration of drum sounds. It can be broadly divided into those that use a single drum to strike different pitches and tones, and those that combine two or more drums with different pitches and tones.

*Some terms that mention "talking drum" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…トム・トムがアフリカまたは東洋系といわれるほかは,中南米ないしアフロ・アフリカ系である。【関根 裕】
[太鼓ことば]
 〈太鼓ことば〉は〈トーキング・ドラムtalking drum〉の訳語で,太鼓の音の高低,強弱,長短によって,音声言語の超分節的(韻律的)特徴をなぞって,言語メッセージを伝える伝達方式をいう。一つの太鼓の打ち方によって音高や音色を打ち分けるもの,音高や音色の異なる二つ以上の太鼓を組み合わせたものに大別できる。…

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