Ibibio

[ ib-uh-bee-oh ]

/ ˈɪb əˈbi oʊ /

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noun, plural I·bi·os, (especially collectively) I·bi·o for 1.

a member of a people of southeastern Nigeria.

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

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Words nearby Ibibio

Iberville, Iberville, d', IBEW, ibex, IBF, Ibibio, ibid., ibidem, -ibility, ibis, Ibiza

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How to use Ibibio in a sentence

She was a native of Ibibio, and the name was given to her on account of her good looks, as she was born in the spring-time.
Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa|Elphinstone Dayrell

British Dictionary definitions for Ibibio

Ibibio

/ (ɪˈbɪbɪəʊ) /

noun

plural -os or -o a member of a Negroid people of SE Nigeria, living esp in and around Calabar

Also called: Efik the language of this people

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