Efik

American  

[ef-ik] / ˈɛf ɪk /

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.

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Efik British  

/ 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

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Example Sentences

This apparently is good enough for 7,000 Ibibio, Ibo and Efik tribesmen in eastern Nigeria, who have gone ahead to organize their own branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

From Time Magazine Archive

He once asked Okon to teach him some simple sentences in Efik, but Susan had stopped it after she found them both in the study, Okon fidgeting as Richard pronounced the words.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

He remembered the Ijaw and Efik men he had spoken to at a bank in Owerri, who said the Igbo would dominate them when Biafra was established.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

When they looked at him doubtfully, he mentioned the army general who was Efik, the director who was Ijaw, the minority soldiers who were fighting so brilliantly for the cause.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

She wanted to work at Arochuku, the chief city of Aros which was also near the Efik, Ibo and Ibibio tribes.

From White Queen of the Cannibals: the Story of Mary Slessor by Bueltmann, A. J.