Efik


[ef-ik] /ˈɛf ɪk/

noun, plural Efiks (especially collectively) Efik for 1.
1.
a member of a people of southeastern Nigeria near the mouth of the Calabar River, closely related to the Ibibio.
2.
the Benue-Congo language of these people.
/ˈɛfɪk/
noun
1.
(pl) Efiks, Efik. a member of a subgroup of the Ibibio people of SE Nigeria
2.
the language spoken by this people, variously classified as belonging to the Benue-Congo or Kwa divisions of the Niger-Congo family

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