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单词 Ibibio
释义

Ibibio

/ˌɪbɪˈbiːəʊ /
noun (plural same or Ibibios)
1A member of a people of southern Nigeria.This kind of caste system is also found among the Yoruba and the Ibibios....
  • Other large ethnic groups include the Ibibio, the Ijaw, the Kanuri, the Nupe, and the Tiv.
  • The Ibibio primarily live in the Cross River State of southeastern Nigeria.
2 [mass noun] The language of the Ibibio, belonging to the Benue-Congo group and closely related to Efik. It has around 2 million speakers.English is the official language; however, Yoruba, Ibo, and Hausa represent the principal languages, joined by Kanuri, Fulani, Nupe, Tiv, Edo, Ijaw and Ibibio.
adjective
Relating to the Ibibio or their language.This finely rendered male Ibibio marionette is relatively naturalistic in form, with rounded muscular contours....
  • North of this coastal area occupied by Delta, Ogoni, and Ibibio peoples is the hinterland dominated by the Igbo.
  • Its origin is ascribed to two local slave dealers who traveled beyond Arochukwu to the Ibibio area.

Origin

The name in Ibibio.

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