Efik

[ef-ik]

noun

plural

Efiks ,

plural

Efik .

1. a member of a people of southeastern Nigeria near the mouth of the Calabar River, closely related to the Ibibio.

2. the Benue-Congo language of these people.

Efik

/ ˈɛfɪk /

noun

1. a member of a subgroup of the Ibibio people of SE Nigeria

2. the language spoken by this people, variously classified as belonging to the Benue-Congo or Kwa divisions of the Niger-Congo family

Example Sentences

Some time in the 20th Century, the Efik people agreed that only one monarch, known as an obong, would represent them, thus merging the thrones once occupied by Kings Eyamba and Honesty.

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He feted the prince - a member of the British royal family and first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II - and made him a chief with the title Ada Idagha Ke Efik Eburutu, meaning "A person of honour and high standing in the Efik Eburutu Kingdom".

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Barbara Etim James, an obong-awan, or queen, among the Efik recalls that she was given just two days to plan the grand ceremony to confer the title, which took place at the obong's palace.

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"Prince Michael was delighted to hear the historical ties between the Efik and British royalty and was honoured to be deepening those ties with his Efik chieftaincy," she added.

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A myth among the Efik people of southern Nigeria is that one of their 19th Century kings was married to Queen Victoria of England.

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