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Efik people

ethnic group of southern Nigeria and western Cameroon, primarily in Cross River State and Akwa Ibom State; speak Efik, a Benue-Congo language of the Niger-Congo family
Class type of: Benue–Congo peoples Q288809

Facts

5 properties
Instance of
ethnic group
Country
Nigeria[3]
Subclass of
Benue–Congo peoples[4]
Language used
Efik[5]
Located in the administrative territorial entity
Cross River State[2]
🏷️ Also known as
en Efik people en Akwa Akpa en Efik Eburutu en Efik-Ibibo ar شعب إيفيك cs Efíkové de Calabar-Volk de Efik es Etnia efik fr peuple calabar ja エフィク人 ja エフィク族 ru эфик uk Ефік zh 埃菲克人 zh 埃菲克族 zh 艾菲克人
🔖 Identifiers · 12
Library of Congress Authorities ID
sh85041202
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Nigeria, efik, cimiero a doppia faccia, 1900-15 ca.jpg ↗
ASC Leiden Thesaurus ID
294909400
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12194776m
Described at URL
africanarchive.org, africanarchive.org, africanarchive.org
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/Efik
Freebase ID
/m/0b8q_s
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
efik-narod-3e9346
IdRef ID
030555574
J9U entity ID
987007533502705171
SocioMap ID
SM250871
Yale LUX ID
concept/46de1833-f60a-479d-9096-e9d2a89f4fb6

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🔗 Connections
← Indigenous to 4
Afang, Edikang Ikong, Otong soup, Atama soup
Country 1
Nigeria
Instance of 1
ethnic group
Language used 1
Efik
Located in the administrative territorial entity 1
Cross River State
← Ethnic group 1
Efik mythology
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Summary

Efik people is an ethnic group[1].

Related Entities

Nigeria

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · Bischrob · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → ethnic group of southern Nigeria and western Cameroon, prima
    SocioMap ID → SM250871
    "Created claim: SocioMap ID: SM250871, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1789071553872"
  2. 24w ago · OptimusFlowConsulting · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → Benue–Congo peoples
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Cross River State
    Described at URL → https://africanarchive.org/en/staemme/calabar, https://africanarchive.org/de/staemme/calabar, https://africanarchive.org/fr/staemme/calabar
    Instance of → ethnic group
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Described at URL: https://africanarchive.org/en/staemme/calabar, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779481929796"
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