Ibibio
Americannoun
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a member of a people of southeastern Nigeria.
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the Benue-Congo language of the Ibibio people, very closely related to Efik.
noun
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a member of a Negroid people of SE Nigeria, living esp in and around Calabar
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Also called: Efik. the language of this people
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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
Then the group found its voice in Nigerian-British singer Eno Williams, whose mother’s native tongue is Ibibio.
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
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.
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