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Ibibio
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I·bib·i·o  (-bb-)
n. pl. Ibibio or I·bib·i·os
1. A member of a people of southeast Nigeria.
2. The Benue-Congo language of the Ibibio, closely related to Efik.
Ibibio [ɪˈbɪbɪəʊ]
n
1. (Social Science / Peoples) pl -os, -o a member of a Negroid people of SE Nigeria, living esp in and around Calabar
2. (Linguistics / Languages) Also called Efik the language of this people
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