Ibibio

[ ib-uh-bee-oh ]

noun

, plural I·bi·os, (especially collectively) I·bi·o

1. a member of a people of southeastern Nigeria.
2. the Benue-Congo language of the Ibibio people, very closely related to Efik.

Ibibio

/ ɪˈbɪbɪəʊ /

noun

1. -os-o a member of a Negroid people of SE Nigeria, living esp in and around Calabar
2. Also calledEfik the language of this people

Example Sentences

She was a native of Ibibio, and the name was given to her on account of her good looks, as she was born in the spring-time.

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