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Efik

Cross River language spoken in Nigeria
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Efik

Summary

Efik is a language[1]. Efik ranks in the top 4% of language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (230 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Efik is in the country of Nigeria[3].
  • Efik's instance of is recorded as language[4].
  • Efik's instance of is recorded as modern language[5].
  • Efik is a type of Ibibio[6].
  • Efik is a type of Niger–Congo[7].
  • Efik's writing system is recorded as Latin script[8].
  • Efik's Wikimedia language code is recorded as efi[9].
  • Efik's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Efik language[10].
  • Efik's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+2693000'}[11].
  • Efik's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Efik'}[12].
  • Efik's exact match is recorded as http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/EFI[13].
  • Efik's Ethnologue language status is recorded as 3 Wider Communication[14].
  • Efik's linguistic typology is recorded as subject–verb–object[15].

Why It Matters

Efik ranks in the top 4% of language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (230 views/month).[2] Efik has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] Efik is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

Nigeria Tashkent

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Ethnologue. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . iso639-3.sil.org. iso639-3.sil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . ethnologue.com. ethnologue.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Language. op.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Country → Nigeria
    Instance of → —
    Number of speakers, writers, or signers → {'amount': '+2693000'}
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007533502505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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