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Efik people

The Efik, also known as the Akwa Akpa people, are an ethnic group located primarily in southern Nigeria, and western Cameroon. They are related to the Akwa Ibom or Ibom people of Akwa Ibom State. Within Nigeria, the Efik can be found in the present-day Cross River State and Akwa Ibom State. The Efik speak the Efik language which is a member of the…

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Cameroon
19,000
Nigeria
763,000
United States
4,700

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Akwa Akpa

Efik and the Ibibio People

Language

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Efik people

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Efik people

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related to Bibliography · 203
Efik people → Abridgement, Account, Africa, African Linguistics, African Merchants, Albermale StreetForde, Alexander, Amaku, An Ethnographic Sketch, Analysis, Archived, Aspects, BA, Benue-Congo, Binue, Britain, Brown, Bush, Calabar, Central Africa
related to Cuisine · 41
Efik people → Afang, Afia, After, Alcoholic, Among, Animals, Anyan Ekpang, Cow, Crayfish, Edat, Edifrai, Edikang Ikong, Efik, Ekpang, Enañ Efịk, English, Eyop, Fufu, Iwewe, Iwụk
related to Language · 26
Efik people → Akamkpa, Akwa Ibom, Alexander Ross, As, Balondo, Benue, Biakpan, Biase, Calabar, Cameroon, Communities, Congo, Cross River, Due, During, Efiat, Efik, Efut, Ekoi, Kiong
related to Pre-Trans Atlantic slave trade era · 9
Efik people → Arochukwu, Efik, Ibom, Nigerian, Old Calabar, Prior, Several, The, Uruan
related to Akwa Akpa · 6
Efik people → Akwa Akpa, Akwa Ibom, Calabar, Efik, Ibibio, This
Cameroon · 1
Efik people → 19,000
Nigeria · 1
Efik people → 763,000
United States · 1
Efik people → 4,700

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efik calabar old town uruan people creek also duke society ibibio several river obutong trade century ekpe one cross slave

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Efik peopleCameroon19,0001.00infobox
Efik peopleNigeria763,0001.00infobox
Efik peopleUnited States4,7001.00infobox
Biakpaninstance ofOther clans0.80text
Utumainstance ofOther clans0.80text
Umon communities in Biase have shared Efik ancestry although they have not been historically part of the Efik Eburutuinstance ofOther clans0.80text
therefore do not take part in the Esien Efik itiabainstance ofOther clans0.80text
Kionginstance ofmany other ethnic groups have often been regarded as being one with the Efik0.80text
Efut.The Efik were noted for their involvement in the slave trade where they acted as slave tradersinstance ofmany other ethnic groups have often been regarded as being one with the Efik0.80text
middlemen between the inland slave tradersinstance ofmany other ethnic groups have often been regarded as being one with the Efik0.80text
the Europeansinstance ofmany other ethnic groups have often been regarded as being one with the Efik0.80text
E.Uinstance ofthe Ibibio people.Oriental origin theoryThe Oriental original is most popular among indigenous Efik historians0.80text

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