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Re: 5 Facts You Should Know About The Efik People by baybeeboi: 6:25am On May 07, 2015 |
tobtap: Available evidence indicates that the original homeland of Ibibio is at Usak Edet (Isangele) in the Cameroon. According to Ford and Jones, the Ibibio settlement of Isangele now forms a small tribe in the Kumba Division of Cameroon. Upon leaving the Cameroon territory, the Ibibio arrived at their present location following two major directions.Probably about 8000 BC one group reached Nigeria by an overland route and settled at Ibom (Arochuku) there they erected the famous shrine now known as the Long Juju of Arochuku. From Ibom some of the Ibibio people spread to Abak, Uyo, Ikot Ekpene, and other areas of what is known as the mainland of Cross River State. https://closingdebateonafrica./2013/02/09/origin-and-early-history-of-the-ibibio-people-of-nigeria/ google is your fiend Bro |
Re: 5 Facts You Should Know About The Efik People by seeker121(m): 6:57am On May 07, 2015 |
Must u show resentment to people's comment,anyhow,if they are not involved in rituals CANNIBALISM is commom there. |
Re: 5 Facts You Should Know About The Efik People by enyhss(m): 7:06am On May 07, 2015 |
OP, I'll like to categorically refute your claim that the Efik people were the earliest Nigerians to embrace Western Education & secondly,your claim that Hope Waddell Training Institute,Calabar is the oldest secondary institution in Nigeria. That is so far from the truth. These are the historical facts: Below are the first five secondary schools in Nigeria & the year they were established: 1. CMS Grammar School Bariga, Lagos. Year 1859. 2. Methodist Boys High School Lagos. Year 1878. 3. Methodist Girls High School. Lagos. Year 1879 4. Baptist Academy, Obanikoro,Lagos. Year. 1885. 5. Hope Waddell Institute , Calabar. Year. 1905 In light of the above, few facts could be deduced: 1. Hope Waddell Institute is the FIFTH oldest high school in Nigeria & NOT the FIRST. 2. Hope Waddell Institute is the first high school east of River Niger( present day South South / South East). 3. If Lagos had its first secondary school in 1859, it is reasonable & factually correct to affirm that the Lagosians of that era were the first to actually embrace Western Education. 3. The Efik people of Calabar did not have their opportunity until 46 years later. (1859--1905)=46. My Intention is just to offer a constructive criticism & also to inform everyone here & nothing else. I hope you & others see it likewise. |
Re: 5 Facts You Should Know About The Efik People by maxconnect(m): 9:33am On May 07, 2015 |
The Bible should not be used as a reference point - the date and origins of the Bible is itself not certain. DATES OF PRINCIPAL RELIGIOUS WRITINGS Religious Writings Approximate Year of Completion Pentateuch (Bible) 1473 B.C.E. Veda (Hinduism) 900 B.C.E. Tao Te Ching (Taoism) 510 B.C.E. The Analects (Confucianism) 480 B.C.E. Hebrew Scriptures completed (Bible) 443 B.C.E. Three Baskets (Buddhism) 1st century B.C.E. Whole Bible completed 98 C.E. Koran (Islam) 650 C.E. Kojiki and Nihon shoki (Shinto) 720 C.E. The Bible reaches further back into man’s history than any other ancient religious writings |
Re: 5 Facts You Should Know About The Efik People by maxconnect(m): 9:39am On May 07, 2015 |
mmsen:DATES OF PRINCIPAL RELIGIOUS WRITINGS Religious Writings Approximate Year of Completion Pentateuch (Bible) 1473 B.C.E. Veda (Hinduism) 900 B.C.E. Tao Te Ching (Taoism) 510 B.C.E. The Analects (Confucianism) 480 B.C.E. Hebrew Scriptures completed (Bible) 443 B.C.E. Three Baskets (Buddhism) 1st century B.C.E. Whole Bible completed 98 C.E. Koran (Islam) 650 C.E. Kojiki and Nihon shoki (Shinto) 720 C.E. The Bible reaches further back into man’s history than any other ancient religious writings |
Re: 5 Facts You Should Know About The Efik People by Pinkieblue(f): 7:17pm On May 07, 2015 |
Re: 5 Facts You Should Know About The Efik People by ibibiogrl: 9:07pm On Jun 06, 2015 |
TheSonOfMark:I think "Ndiongoke" is the only Ibibio he wrote, which should have been mfiokke |
Re: 5 Facts You Should Know About The Efik People by ibibiogrl: 9:46pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
mmsen:Here are the differences between Efik, Annang & Ibibio
Just as Efik and Ibibio differs Annang also has same differences, but Ananng dress more like the ibibios. READ more Here https://www.nairaland.com/609355/whats-major-differance-between-igbo |
Re: 5 Facts You Should Know About The Efik People by ibibiogrl: 9:52pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
gsparks01:No There are none, but there are Efik 2nd speakers like Oron who are a sub-group of Efik & share cultures with Efik. Also Uruan who are Ibibios but share some history with Efik & pratice some Efik cultures. |
Re: 5 Facts You Should Know About The Efik People by ibibiogrl: 10:20pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
Wefiak1414:I have always felt they shouldn't have been separated but I heard it was due to the river dividing Oron more to Akwa Ibom. I think they should try to become a part of Cross River or an island of Cross River State atleast |
Re: 5 Facts You Should Know About The Efik People by ibibiogrl: 10:39pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
Osc:Speaking similar languages does not mean we have the same Origin, as Efik & Annangs may have spoken a completely different language b4migrating down to the Ibibio area and picking up or being influenced by the language of Ibibio but still maintaining some parts of their original language as some words in the 3 languages don't have any relationship atall. Also the 3 languages are as similar as French, Spanish & Italian. The Origins and differences between the 3 groups have already been discussed Here; https://www.nairaland.com/609355/whats-major-differance-between-igbo |
Re: 5 Facts You Should Know About The Efik People by ibibiogrl: 10:54pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
mmsen:They Are Not The Same! If you had research here on Nairaland, you would have seen that your questions was answered already 4yrs ago. |
Re: 5 Facts You Should Know About The Efik People by ibibiogrl: 11:03pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
baybeeboi:That is A Bogus Research & is Wrong Usak Edet has nothing to do with Ibibio but everything to do with Efik. Also the Origins and differences of Ibibio, Annang & Efik was already discussed here on Nairaland. READ more Here https://www.nairaland.com/609355/whats-major-differance-between-igbo |
Re: 5 Facts You Should Know About The Efik People by mmsen: 11:19pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
ibibiogrl: Because the people wear their clothes slightly differently and they pronounce a few words differently, that makes them a different ethnic group? That is the most asinine reason ever. German has many dialects and different modes of dress. Likewise Italian. British English has various different accents/dialects. No one is calling them different languages or representing different ethnic groups. I'm not sure what people like you think will be gained by constantly subdividing people, especially on such spurious grounds. 1 Like |
Re: 5 Facts You Should Know About The Efik People by ibibiogrl: 4:01am On Jun 08, 2015 |
mmsen:It's because people like you were the ones calling them Calabar people, which is why you didn't know that they were never the same but always different. I gave you several links that explained the differences in details but you Refused to READ. U were complaining that" No one has been able to explain to me how the Annangs are different from the others" yet I gave you the links to the differences since mine was a summary, but you are still complaining. I also gave you a link to a thread here that explained the differences in details, but again you refused to READ Are you that LAZY? I don't have time now to copy the detail differences from those links to paste here. So I will use your example to explain it back in you. Annangs, Ibibio's & Efiks are just like Britain's English and German whose languages are similar but cultures DIFFERENT. They are just like if the English moved to live in Germany land or vice versa & their languages became similar overtime(as similar as German is to English) but they each still Maintained & Practice their original traditions including dressing as you noted & call themselves by their original name. But because they live close together and their language sounds similar to you. You feel that they were the same people who split from each other But they are not! As German & English are not the same, despite speaking a similar language, so Annang Efik & Ibibio are just like German & English |
Re: 5 Facts You Should Know About The Efik People by mmsen: 8:47am On Jun 08, 2015 |
ibibiogrl: I've read your links - it just looks like someone scratching around trying to establish some form of superiority or separatism than showing any genuine differences. English is a hybrid language with elements from German but also other languages, such as French and Latin because those are the people who have dominated political life in England over the centuries. The difference between Anang and Ibibio is much less than that. Native English speakers do not understand French, Latin or German, unless they have been taught the language - this is not the case with Anang and Ibibio. I'm not sure what you hope to achieve by further dividing Nigerian peoples into smaller factions - it seems like an odd quest with no benefit for anyone. When did the term 'Anang' come to mean a separate group or language? Who was it that created the term and for what purpose? 1 Like 2 Shares |
Re: 5 Facts You Should Know About The Efik People by ibibiogrl: 10:54pm On Jun 08, 2015 |
=mmsen I guess I have to do this since you Refuse to Read Am going to quote from the Nairaland thread whose link I posted. Do you Speak Annang or any of the 3 languages? Am assuming U don't, because Annang is also a Hybrid language with elements of Ibibio & Efik & something else; same as you understood & wrote about English & German. Native speakers of Ibibio & Efik May only understand the basic part of Annang that is similar to either of those languages, just like Native speaker of English would understand parts of German language that is similar to English & vice versa Example quoting from the Thread which was open by an Annang guy who wanted to know the differences. pleep: ibibiogrl:Most Ibibios & Efiks Do Not Understand Annang escept the have lived in the Annang region, but yet still language is the most similar aspect of the 3 Groups as their traditions is Completely different. ibibiogrl: |
Re: 5 Facts You Should Know About The Efik People by ibibiogrl: 12:03am On Jun 09, 2015 |
mmsen:WHAT YOU HAVE REFUSED TO ACCEPT is that the 3 groups have always been separate before the colonial period & each group sees itself as Superior above the other, infact it was because of 1 group trying to dorminate the other that led to the Creation of Akwa Ibom & how Efik(check the meaning of Efik) got their official name, also Annang have been Campaigning for a state of their own since the creation of Akwa Ibom. pleep: exactly! It's beyond silly. You may remember the recent conflict in akwa ibom between ibibios and annangs. We were killing each other over silly rat politicians and the ibbios said they would vote for their guy even in prison. And don't even get me started on the oron, who think they are some lost tribe from fvcking eygpt. You need to read more about Efik, Annang and Ibibio, because these groups have always been separate from the begining. Ironicaly you mocked Oron from coming from Egypt, when Annang claim to have migrated from Egypt and stayed in Ghana, (which is how the got their name) before migrating down to their current land, also why Annang want to name their state Itai. Efik and Oron migrated down from Cameron.Efiks really came from Cameroon because even in Cross River state Efiks share ancient cultures & tradition with Ejaghams, another ethnic group in Cross River state; whose land stretches from Cameroon to Cross River, so they located both in Nigeria and Cameroon. If they were separated from each other & were all Nigerian groups as U claim Why are their traditional practices & beliefs so different? Why is Ekpe Alien to Ibibio & Annangs? Efiks have their own traditional gods & mermaid spirit, which is alien to Ibibio & Annangs. Annangs have their own taboo & traditional gods which are alien to Ibibios & Efiks. If they were from the same origin ancient traditional practices & beliefs would still remain the same, other groups in Nigeria who claim to be different still practice the same or similar tradition. EXAMPLE OF DIFFERENCES IN DANCE CULTURE ezeagu That is Annang, if it was filmed abroad, then there might be Ibibio youths joining in the Dance but the dance is traditionaly Annang dance called Utah.This is Efik dance Ekombi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rynsh2CaqAk&feature=related Better view of Ibibio dance here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQdZUsrdGw0&t=120s Annang cannot accused Ibibio of being cannibals because cannibalism was an ancient Annang tradition. You Were talking about Superiority? Here is a Quote from a Typical Annang Guy ocelot2006: |
Re: 5 Facts You Should Know About The Efik People by mmsen: 1:06am On Jun 09, 2015 |
ibibiogrl: I didn't mention Efiks. Nonetheless I find the whole thing quite stupid and unfortunate - a true sign that some people do not understand how unhelpful these petty divisions are, and they are very petty. The differences in the language between Annang and Ibibio is what happens with any language when there is no written form, it becomes distorted over distance - that is still not enough for it be anything other than a dialect. My overriding point is this - these petty squabbles are something that should be seen as an embarrassment, not something noble to be defended. The differences are accentuated so as to call for new states and the greater division of the nation - not for anyone's long term benefit. We should be trying to do away with as many of these peculiar barriers as we can, not support them - what good have they done anyone in Nigeria? |
Re: 5 Facts You Should Know About The Efik People by ibibiogrl: 4:24am On Jun 09, 2015 |
mmsen:Again Do You Speak Annang?? I know you don't speak it & I have given you the examples in sentences and words yet you're still arguing that the differences are minor Besides I wrote & explained that the differences was not the language but the culture. We have never been the same or practice the same tradition as Annang. Infact the creation of Akwa Ibom state forced us Ibibios to live & integrate more with Annangs. |
Re: 5 Facts You Should Know About The Efik People by Nobody: 12:04am On Jun 10, 2015 |
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Re: 5 Facts You Should Know About The Efik People by ibibiogrl: 12:24am On Jun 10, 2015 |
Sowell25:Spoken Like a True Ignorant Mad Slave What are U smoking U better tell someone Smart & educated to READ what I wrote to U. There I was sympathizing with an intelligent Oro about their never holding a reasonable post in Akwa Ibom agreeing that Oron should've never been separated from their Kin in Cross River State & yet U are uttering pure gibberish Not even in your dreams would U own or sell anything to Ibibios. I would not respond anymore to your mad Rants! 1 Like |
Re: 5 Facts You Should Know About The Efik People by Nobody: 12:30am On Jun 10, 2015 |
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Re: 5 Facts You Should Know About The Efik People by eddybekp(m): 5:19pm On Jul 06, 2015 |
I don't know why Akwa Ibom people cannot live like brothers and sisters. Ibibios are the most hospitable and enterprising tribe in Akwa-Cross region. I don't know why all these hatred against Ibibios. |
Re: 5 Facts You Should Know About The Efik People by eddybekp(m): 11:01am On Jul 07, 2015 |
I wonder how educated we are in this country. When one sees a presumably educated person vomiting insults in an issue of divergent views, one unassumably feels terribly bad. What is the essence of our education? In pristine intellectual culture, when one holds different views to a write-up under discourse, others scholarlistically come out with a robust argument that is reasonably superior to the previous one, not insulting the collective sensibilities and intelligence of others. If an educated elite indulges himself in this show of shame, we are left with no choice than to refer to him or her as a 'functional educated illiterate. |
Re: 5 Facts You Should Know About The Efik People by Nobody: 11:06am On Jul 07, 2015 |
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Re: 5 Facts You Should Know About The Efik People by eddybekp(m): 11:14am On Jul 07, 2015 |
The Ibibio speak dialects of Efik-Ibibio, a language of the Kwa Branch of the Niger-Congo Family. Being the best-known dialect, Efik has been established as the literary language, and is understood by most educated Ibibio. Because of its remarkable assimilative power, Efik spread throughout the Cross River area and even into the Cameroons. The most basic difference among the many dialects of Ibibio is in the vocabulary. To a lesser extent, the sound system, tone, and grammar can be distinguished. Comparative studies have shown considerable similarity between the Efik and the Ibibio proper, Oron, Eket, Anang, and Ibeno dialects. |
Re: 5 Facts You Should Know About The Efik People by Nobody: 11:49am On Jul 07, 2015 |
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Re: 5 Facts You Should Know About The Efik People by Nobody: 1:37am On Jul 11, 2015 |
aim5: This is quite tragic shaa The English surnames that is... .... |
Re: 5 Facts You Should Know About The Efik People by Ndipe(m): 10:48pm On Oct 21, 2015 |
They are known for their delicious dishes and culinary skills. |
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