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Efik

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Ef·ik  (fk)
n. pl. Efik or Ef·iks
1. A member of a people inhabiting southern Nigeria.
2. The Niger-Congo language of the Efik people, closely related to Ibibio.
Efik adj.
Efik [ˈɛfɪk]
n
1. (Social Science / Peoples) pl Efiks, Efik a member of a subgroup of the Ibibio people of SE Nigeria
2. (Linguistics / Languages) 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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