efik

efik
\\ˈefik\ noun (plural efik or efiks)
Usage: usually capitalized
1.
a. : a Negro people of southeastern Nigeria
b. : a member of such people
2. : a dialect of Ibibio that is used as the literary language throughout the Ibibio area and in some neighboring areas and by the Efik people as their language

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