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Nsibidi

Nsibidi /ˌnsibɪdi/ ⓘ (also known as Nsibiri, Nchibiddi or Nchibiddy) is a system of symbols or proto-writing developed by the Ejagham people in the cross river region of Nigeria and south-western part of Cameroon. They are classified as pictograms, though there have been suggestions that some are logograms or syllabograms.

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Child systems
anaforuana (Cuba), veve (Haiti), “Neo-Nsibidi” (Nigeria), “Akagu” (Nigeria)
Languages
Ekoid/Ejagham, Efik, Ibibio, Igbo
Period
circa 400 AD – present
Script type
Ideographic

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Nsibidi

Nodes48
Edges47
Triples57
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.041667
Components1

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Nsibidi

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related to Examples of Nsibidi · 12
Nsibidi → Below, Both, Cross River, Cross River State, Elphinstone Dayrell, Great Britain, Ikom, Ireland, Macgregor, Man, Royal Anthropological Institute, The Journal
related to Origin · 11
Nsibidi → Ejagham, Ekoi, However, Igbo, Macgregor, Macgregor's, Northern Cross River, Percy Amaury Talbot, The, Uguakima, Uyanga
related to history · 9
Nsibidi → Cross River, Ejagham, Ekoid, Ekpe, In, Mgbe, Old Calabar, Robert Farris Thompson, The
related to Status · 7
Nsibidi → Cross River, Enion, Enyong, In, Macgregor's, Talbot, The
related to Uses · 6
Nsibidi → Annang, Calabar, Efik, Ibibio, Igbos, Nigeria
related to External links · 2
Nsibidi → Cornell University Library, Nsibidi Script
Child systems · 1
Nsibidi → anaforuana (Cuba), veve (Haiti), “Neo-Nsibidi” (Nigeria), “Akagu” (Nigeria)
Languages · 1
Nsibidi → Ekoid/Ejagham, Efik, Ibibio, Igbo
Period · 1
Nsibidi → circa 400 AD – present
Script type · 1
Nsibidi → Ideographic

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stones also river ejagham nigeria people ikom symbols system used region ekpe cross monoliths found ukara symbol society known igbo

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
NsibidiChild systemsanaforuana (Cuba), veve (Haiti), “Neo-Nsibidi” (Nigeria), “Akagu” (Nigeria)1.00infobox
NsibidiLanguagesEkoid/Ejagham, Efik, Ibibio, Igbo1.00infobox
NsibidiPeriodcirca 400 AD – present1.00infobox
NsibidiScript typeIdeographic1.00infobox
repeating triangles representing the leopard's clawsinstance ofSome of the designs include abstract symbols representing the Ekpe society0.80text
therefore Ekpe's powerinstance ofSome of the designs include abstract symbols representing the Ekpe society0.80text
gongsinstance ofUkara includes naturalistic designs representing objects0.80text
feathersinstance ofUkara includes naturalistic designs representing objects0.80text
manilla currencyinstance ofUkara includes naturalistic designs representing objects0.80text
a symbol of wealthinstance ofUkara includes naturalistic designs representing objects0.80text
Nsibidirelated to Examples of NsibidiBelow0.60section
Nsibidirelated to Examples of NsibidiMacgregor0.60section

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