Efik people
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The Efik people are a coastal West African ethnic group of southeastern Nigeria known historically as influential traders, cultural intermediaries, and custodians of rich artistic and linguistic traditions.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Efik people canonical | 40 |
| Efik | 1 |
| Efik culture | 1 |
| Efik monarchy | 1 |
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nigerian ethnic group
ⓘ
West African people ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ language ⓘ secret society ⓘ traditional ruler ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Efik people
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
Efik people self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| clan |
Cobham
ⓘ
Duke ⓘ Eyamba ⓘ Henshaw ⓘ |
| colonialContact | British Empire ⓘ |
| cuisineSpecialty |
Achu soup
ⓘ
Afang soup ⓘ Edikang Ikong soup ⓘ Ekpang Nkukwo ⓘ |
| culturalArea | Lower Cross River region ⓘ |
| culturalFestival |
Calabar Festival
ⓘ
Ekpe masquerade displays ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
Efik folktales
ⓘ
praise poetry ⓘ proverbs ⓘ |
| culturalRole | custodian of traditions ⓘ |
| diaspora |
Cameroon
ⓘ
Equatorial Guinea ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Nigeria ⓘ |
| function |
judicial institution
ⓘ
regulatory institution ⓘ |
| historicalEconomy |
palm oil trade
ⓘ
slave trade ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
coastal middlemen in Atlantic trade
ⓘ
cultural intermediaries ⓘ traders ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Efik literature
ⓘ
Nsibidi-influenced symbolism ⓘ cuisine ⓘ elaborate masquerades ⓘ rich artistic traditions ⓘ rich linguistic traditions ⓘ royal regalia ⓘ |
| language | Efik language ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Benue–Congo languages
ⓘ
Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
surface form:
Cross River languages
|
| majorTown |
Creek Town
ⓘ
Duke Town ⓘ Henshaw Town ⓘ Calabar ⓘ
surface form:
Old Calabar
|
| politicalOrganization | city-state system ⓘ |
| primaryCountry | Nigeria ⓘ |
| region |
Akwa Ibom State
ⓘ
Cross River State ⓘ southeastern Nigeria ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Annang people
ⓘ
Ibibio people ⓘ Oron people ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| socialInstitution | Ekpe society ⓘ |
| traditionalCenter | Calabar ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | Efik traditional religion ⓘ |
| traditionalTitle | Obong of Calabar ⓘ |
| treaty | Anglo-Efik treaties of the 19th century ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (43)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ekpe society
subject surface form:
Obong of Calabar
this entity surface form:
Efik
this entity surface form:
Efik culture
this entity surface form:
Efik monarchy
subject surface form:
Oro people