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Geography

Ibibio (Ibibio Ikpa Isong)

The Ibibio (or the Ibom) live in modern day states of Akwa Ibom and Cross River. There are about 10 million Ibibio, with the smaller groups in Ghana, Cameroon, and Equitorial Guinea.

The Igbo-Ibibio history is rich. Historically, there is evidence of Ibibio settling in …

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History

Jun. 1, 1987

Elizabeth A. Willis Publishes "A Lexicon of Igbo Uli"

Via the Nsukka Journal of Humanities, on June 1st 1987, ethnographer Elizabeth A. Willis documents a significant set of examples of Uli motifs. In her words, the goal of such a work was to provide a reference for designers, art historians, and ethnographers. The publicly …

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Proverb

mmadu niile agaghị aka nka.

not all people grow old

old age is not a guarantee

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