Efik people

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Nigerian ethnic group West African people ethnic group language secret society traditional ruler

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.

Aliases (4)

Statements (63)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Nigerian ethnic group → West African people → ethnic group → language → secret society → traditional ruler →
associatedWith	Efik people → Efik people →
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 → Cross River languages →
majorTown	Creek Town → Duke Town → Henshaw Town → 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 (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Calabar → Eastern Nigeria → Niger Delta →	ethnicGroup
Ekpe society → Obong of Calabar →	associatedWith
Cross River State →	hasEthnicGroup
Cross River State ("Efik") →	hasMajorLanguage
Southern Nigeria →	majorEthnicGroup
Ibibio people →	relatedEthnicGroup