Efik

[ ef-ik ]

noun

, plural Ef·iks, (especially collectively) Ef·ik

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. EfiksEfik 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

She is given plenty of food, and made as fat as possible, as fatness is looked upon as a great beauty by the Efik people.

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