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Ibibio

American  
[ib-uh-bee-oh] / ˈɪb əˈbi oʊ /

noun

Ibios, plural Ibio plural
  1. a member of a people of southeastern Nigeria.

  2. the Benue-Congo language of the Ibibio people, very closely related to Efik.


Ibibio British  
/ ɪˈbɪbɪəʊ /

noun

  1. a member of a Negroid people of SE Nigeria, living esp in and around Calabar

  2. Also called: Efik.  the language of this people

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Established in 1957 – three years before independence - the museum houses objects from across the country, including Ife bronze and terracotta heads, Benin brass plaques and ivories, and Ibibio masks and costumes.

From BBC Sep. 21, 2024

The London-based Afro-techno octet Ibibio Sound Machine was originally conceived by three electronic music producers with a shared taste for 1970s West African funk and disco.

From Washington Post Oct. 19, 2022

Reaffirming and warping her Nigerian heritage with African-tinged electronic funk, Eno Williams sings in Ibibio and English about drawing strength from a remembered traditional chant.

From New York Times Dec. 6, 2017

It is Ibibio Sound Machine, and suddenly you feel ready to party once more.

From BBC Jun. 24, 2015

In May the government appointed Mary to take charge of the courts in the Ibibio district as she had done in Okoyong.

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

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