udemzyudex:
I'm Ibibio...

Ibibiocana is right here !!!

mmsen:


They're all the same people, just separated by water over time.

No one has been able to explain to me how the Annangs are different from the others. At best it appears to be a dialect, it most certainly is not a different language.

I'm Annang and there are no differences between we ibibio and efik, same culture, same names and same languages, the only difference is that we're separated by large bodies of water.
Efik is a language, while Ibibio and Annang are dialects under the efik language

ibibiogrl:

I think "Ndiongoke" is the only Ibibio he wrote, which should have been mfiokke

ediye odu me mmong?

DateMynd44:
ediye odu me mmong?

If You're TRULY Annang, write what U just wrote here to me & reply to my post in Pure Annang. Judging by you writing that Ibibio & Annang are dialects under Efik. I Bet you don't even know which is which

@DateMynd44
You never answered my question Not surprised here u claim to be Annang, but you just said you were Ibibio from Etoi So whose is faking it now and U probably aren't even from Akwa Ibom. Also seems the only sentence you can write is "ediye odu me mmong?? which is actually Odu ke mmong and it is Efik not Ibibio or Annang

DateMynd44:
I'm Annang and there are no differences between we ibibio and efik, same culture, same names and same languages, the only difference is that we're separated by large bodies of water.
Efik is a language, while Ibibio and Annang are dialects under the efik language

You should Not Be explaining to people online what you yourself don't know. Seems you didn't grow up in the Akwa-Cross states, so

Here are the Major differences in Cultures between Efik, Annang & Ibibio

Re: Mixed Tribes by ibibiogrl: 1 year & 8 months

Aloy.Emeka:
No difference. Efiks and ibibios are the same. Both understand each others dialect, same language, similar culture and very tiny differences. Even the neighboring igbo don't know the difference. Efiks and ibibios are the least violent specie of Nigerians.

There are many differences between Efik and Ibibio, difference in dressing Efik wear a gown and Elaborate hair dress etc. Ibibio tie 2 wrappers with a blouse, like most south easterners but without coral beads. Also difference in marriage traditions, Efiks coach the bride to be in fattening rooms and there are ceremonies before the actual marriage, ibibios don't. Efik traditions is Rule by Ekpe secret society, Ibibio don't have Ekpe, different traditional gods and different greetings. There are many other differences, the only similarity between Efik and Ibibio is the food and language; although most young Ibibios growing up in Akwa Ibom will only understand a little Efik in the future, since Efik language isn't used in Akwa Ibom.
The most similar ethnic group in Akwa Ibom to Efik is Oron . Please refer to this websites for pictures;
Efik http://esopefik.tripod.com/efiktradition.html and Efik https://www.nairaland.com/478074/post-pictures-traditional-weddings/10
Ibibio https://www.nairaland.com/478074/post-pictures-traditional-weddings/16
Just as Efik and Ibibio differs Annang also has same differences, but Ananng dress more like ibibios

EXAMPLE OF DIFFERENCES IN DANCE CULTURE

ezeagu
Is this Ibibio or Annang?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWVRqEcpvXk

Will you be surprised if I find Annang people accusing Ibibio people of cannibalism?

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

READ DETAILS HERE: https://www.nairaland.com/609355/whats-major-differance-between-igbo

Also having lived in Abak & Calabar for a while I can tell you the differences in language.
Words could be similar like English: I cannot, Annang: Nkarake, Ibibio: Nkanna, Efik :Nkemeke.
Words can also be totaly different like English:feces, Annang:Afid, Ibibio:Uduang, Efik:IfVO.

Example of sentences- English:-1) My house is were we all are/We're all in my house. 2) This is my house
Annang:-1) Ilung Ida ke afide ajid itie. 2)Ilung ida ade ami
Ibibio: 1) Ufok mmi ke afit nyin iba. 2) Ufok mmi ado mi
Efik:-1) Ebiet Idung mmi ke kpukpru nyin idu. 2) Ebiet idung mmi edi emi.

Most Ibibios & Efiks Do Not Understand Annang except the have lived in the Annang region, so how can the be dialects of each other Also Annang has 3-4Major dialect that an Ibibio or Efik won't understand 2words. Ibibio also has several dialects like Itumbonuzo, Eket etc.. Efik doesn't have any dialect as far as i know. So again how can Annang & Ibibio including their typical dialects be dialects of Efik?

ibibiogrl:
Comparism to Spanish, French and Italian in greeting How are You?

Annang: Atie die? (Pronuced as) Atie lie? Ibibio: Aba die? Efik: Etie didie? (die pronounce as Dear)

Spanish: Cómo estás? French: Comment ça va? Italian : Come sta ? (why are they not 1?)

So now you can see that Ibibio, Annang and Efik in language are just like French, Spanish and Italian.

ibibiogrl:

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.

You really need to do a well detailed research findings on this cause you are absolutely wrong and the Efik speaking people in Itu would consider this an insult
These are people that have held chairmanship, vice chairmanship and other political positions in ITU and as well are staff at the LG secretariat...
Have you been to Itu, the main Itu?
Take your time and visit Mary slessor General hospital ITU and the villages around?
How many clans do you think are in ITU?
Check the numbers of wards in IT

ibibiogrl:

You should Not Be explaining to people online what you yourself don't know. Seems you didn't grow up in the Akwa-Cross states, so

Here are the Major differences in Cultures between Efik, Annang & Ibibio


EXAMPLE OF DIFFERENCES IN DANCE CULTURE


This is Efik dance Ekombi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rynsh2CaqAk&feature=related


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQdZUsrdGw0&t=120s

READ DETAILS HERE: https://www.nairaland.com/609355/whats-major-differance-between-igbo

Also having lived in Abak & Calabar for a while I can tell you the differences in language.
Words could be similar like English: I cannot, Annang: Nkarake, Ibibio: Nkanna, Efik :Nkemeke.
Words can also be totaly different like English:feces, Annang:Afid, Ibibio:Uduang, Efik:IfVO.

Example of sentences- English:-1) My house is were we all are/We're all in my house. 2) This is my house
Annang:-1) Ilung Ida ke afide ajid itie. 2)Ilung ida ade ami
Ibibio: 1) Ufok mmi ke afit nyin iba. 2) Ufok mmi ado mi
Efik:-1) Ebiet Idung mmi ke kpukpru nyin idu. 2) Ebiet idung mmi edi emi.

Most Ibibios & Efiks Do Not Understand Annang except the have lived in the Annang region, so how can the be dialects of each other Also Annang has 3-4Major dialect that an Ibibio or Efik won't understand 2words. Ibibio also has several dialects like Itumbonuzo, Eket etc.. Efik doesn't have any dialect as far as i know. So again how can Annang & Ibibio including their typical dialects be dialects of Efik?

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You really don't attend real and live traditional marriages, those pictures depicts nothing
Attend any Uruan, Itu, ibiono traditional marriages and tell me if the maidens dress (Onyo-yon) is something strange to them, some tribes in Rivers state also use it for ceremonial functions
Attend any Uruan traditional marriage and tell me the differnces with that u call Efik

The lady you see is a well known female lawyer in Akwa ibom( Ibibio/itu)the pics you see is the onyo-yon she wore on her traditional marriage thou this event was for something else
It is something that is not uncommon both in ITU/ibiono

nsiba:
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You really don't attend real and live traditional marriages, those pictures depicts nothing
Attend any Uruan, Itu, ibiono traditional marriages and tell me if the maidens dress (Onyo-yon) is something strange to them, some tribes in Rivers state also use it for ceremonial functions
Attend any Uruan traditional marriage and tell me the differnces with that u call Efik
I can send u pics but only to ur email not 4public consumption

So whwere did U think I got these pictures from, if I don't atted traditional marriages https://www.nairaland.com/478074/post-pictures-traditional-weddings/16
Some of those marriages was done in Itu, not to talk about Ibiono example;

IBIONOBRIDES ;https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/ibionobride/

IITU Brides; https://www.instagram.com/p/B4HltZClNVu/
https://www.instagram.com/p/B3Gva93gF1f/

Uruan is the only Ibibio LGA who adopted many Cultures from Efik that wear Onyoyo, but most Uruan brides dress like other ibibios E.g.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Z4KnJMgv9Y That's an Uruan bride.
More Uruan brides; https://www.instagram.com/p/2qiquIDnlT/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BigozullG6O/
https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/uruan/

The Only brides dressed in Onyoyo and other similar Efik traditions are the brides from Oron;
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bnrosvmhequ/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpHlAdSFxln/
Esin is an Oron name https://www.instagram.com/p/B4Dr3XYghxK/

nsiba:
The lady you see is a well known female lawyer in Akwa ibom( Ibibio/itu)the pics you see is the onyo-yon she wore on her traditional marriage thou this event was for something else
It is something that is not uncommon both in ITU/ibiono

Have you stop to think that she might have married an Efik or Oron husband Or maybe her mom is from Cross River state Tell me her name and I will confirm that to you,
Please I can show U 100s of Ibiono and Itu brides, am from Uyo and therefore have many cousins from Itam in Itu close to Uyo, so I know what am talking about personally.
Another ITU bride;https://www.instagram.com/p/Br9gC--HM1g/

nsiba:


You really need to do a well detailed research findings on this cause you are absolutely wrong and the Efik speaking people in Itu would consider this an insult
These are people that have held chairmanship, vice chairmanship and other political positions in ITU and as well are staff at the LG secretariat...
Have you been to Itu, the main Itu?
Take your time and visit Mary slessor General hospital ITU and the villages around?
How many clans do you think are in ITU?
Check the numbers of wards in IT

Maybe those people speak Efik as a 2nd language like most adult who grew up when AKS was still part of Cross River state, but am sure their 1st language & tradition is Ibibio.
Here are more Itu people, how are the dress like https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/1013201251/itu-nigeria/

ibibiogrl:

So whwere did U think I got these pictures from, if I don't atted traditional marriages https://www.nairaland.com/478074/post-pictures-traditional-weddings/16
Some of those marriages was done in Itu, not to talk about Ibiono example;

IBIONOBRIDES ;https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/ibionobride/
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=815358128503491&set=a.153777874661523&type=3&theater

IITU Brides; https://www.instagram.com/p/B4HltZClNVu/
https://www.instagram.com/p/B3Gva93gF1f/

Uruan is the only Ibibio LGA who adopted many Cultures from Efik that wear Onyoyo, but most Uruan brides dress like other ibibios E.g.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Z4KnJMgv9Y That's an Uruan bride.
More Uruan brides; https://www.instagram.com/p/2qiquIDnlT/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BigozullG6O/
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1244968258890944&set=t.100001333446810&type=3&theater
https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/uruan/

The Only brides dressed in Onyoyo and other similar Efik traditions are the brides from Oron;
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bnrosvmhequ/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpHlAdSFxln/
Esin is an Oron name https://www.instagram.com/p/B4Dr3XYghxK/

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Be honest with me, where were you born?
Where did you live your first 12 years and where are you right now?

ibibiogrl:

Have you stop to think that she might have married an Efik or Oron husband Or maybe her mom is from Cross River state Tell me her name and I will confirm that to you,
Please I can show U 100s of Ibiono and Itu brides, am from Uyo and therefore have many cousins from Itam in Itu close to Uyo, so I know what am talking about personally.
Infact here is a bigtime society wedding in Uyo 2017 this bride is from Itam in Itu LGA https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10159754372965858&set=a.10151082126180858&type=3&theater
https://www.facebook.com/stella.ubom.5/posts/10209064024151215
Another ITU bride;https://www.instagram.com/p/Br9gC--HM1g/


Maybe those people speak Efik as a 2nd language like most adult who grew up when AKS was still part of Cross River state, but am sure their 1st language & tradition is Ibibio.
Here are more Itu people, how are the dress like https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/1013201251/itu-nigeria/

Have you been to the main ITU? Yes or No
Do you know Mary slessor general hospital? Yes or no
If you don't know certain things is no harm but by trying to prove what you don't know you end up being insensitive to some people and their heritage
She is married to an annang man

ibibiogrl:

So whwere did U think I got these pictures from, if I don't atted traditional marriages https://www.nairaland.com/478074/post-pictures-traditional-weddings/16
Some of those marriages was done in Itu, not to talk about Ibiono example;

IBIONOBRIDES ;https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/ibionobride/
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=815358128503491&set=a.153777874661523&type=3&theater

IITU Brides; https://www.instagram.com/p/B4HltZClNVu/
https://www.instagram.com/p/B3Gva93gF1f/

Uruan is the only Ibibio LGA who adopted many Cultures from Efik that wear Onyoyo, but most Uruan brides dress like other ibibios E.g.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Z4KnJMgv9Y That's an Uruan bride.
More Uruan brides; https://www.instagram.com/p/2qiquIDnlT/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BigozullG6O/
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1244968258890944&set=t.100001333446810&type=3&theater
https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/uruan/

The Only brides dressed in Onyoyo and other similar Efik traditions are the brides from Oron;
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bnrosvmhequ/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpHlAdSFxln/
Esin is an Oron name https://www.instagram.com/p/B4Dr3XYghxK/

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You need to get your facts right about who the Uruan people are they never borrowed anything from the efiks.
You think calabar belongs to the efik, who then are the Quas and Efuts
?
Let me put it plain to you Efiks are Uruan they only thing that made them what they are wete the Europeans they came in contact first before any other group. Some aggrieved folks of Uruan people left present Uruan and settled at the coast lines across the river Atakpor
The Quas and Efuts dominates the mainland, there is no coastal towns in ITU, Calabar parts of rivers etc where the wives of the Europeans didn't put on the Victorian dress we now call the onyo-yon it is a dress you will see at d bottom of my aunties boxes and nothing new to us
Your knowledge of history is good but sincerely you still need very deep and detailed one as I can see you need more information

I can only give private pics only

MEET A TRUE IBIBIO MAIDEN


Enwongo C. Cleopas
Happy December beloved friends. Please indulge me for roughly five minutes with a little story this Saturday morning.�

This dress is a result of an interesting research I embarked upon while trying to really know what the typical Ibibio maiden outfit was, especially the kind worn during marriage ceremonies.
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I am of the Ibibio tribe and we are one of the five largest ethnic groups in Nigeria. Again, I am from a village known as Ikot Ebom Itam, Nung Ekanem in Itu Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom state of Nigeria. I had always known a bit about my culture and style influences but I was not confident of the extent of who or what influenced us.

This dress was my first project point. It is commonly known in Efik as Oyoyon/Onyonyo. But in Ibibio, it is properly described as Onyo-yon. Onyo-yon is a verb word and it means ‘to crawl’ or ‘to drag’ or 'to flow'. This dress is a Victorian style dress adopted by certain tribes in the riverine area of Southern Nigeria as their ceremonial outfit. The history behind this style can be traced to the influence of the early female missionaries and colonial figures that frequented these regions during the active slave trade era, before the 19th Century.

_If you are a student of Nigerian history, you will be familiar with the locations of settlement of the European colonialists before the specific entraption known as Nigeria was formed.

_The Efik(s), a sister tribe in Cross River first adopted, projected and modified the Victorian gown into their ceremonies and sometimes, every day wear. It is very common to see their women use this, but many people are not aware that this outfit is also worn by certain groups of the Ibibio and the Oro tribe in places like Itu, Ibiono, Uruan, and Oron Local Government Areas of Akwa Ibom. How did these people come about using this style as well? The reason is simple. The water bodies surrounding these locations made it easy for missionaries and colonialists to settle amongst them as was done in some parts of Cross River.

_Interestingly, this style was later weakened and watered down when the Ibibios adopted styles worn by their neighbours in today’s Eastern Nigeria as their outfits were more comfortable, weather friendly, relatable and easier to navigate. It is pertinent to say here that a typical Ibibio woman was a trader, farmer and traveller and for ease of movement, the Onyo-yon was seen as a distraction only used during ceremonies especially marriages. They had no time for theatrics or dainty-ness. Some parts totally abandoned this style.

Now, a typical Ibibio maiden outfit, pre-colonial influence, was a bare upper body and a three tiers or two tier wrapper tied around the waist with wooden accessories or nothing at all. The introduction of a small top or blouse on wrapper was a colonial and post-colonial addition. (I will be using this for my traditional ceremony)

_Back to the Onyo-yon in the picture. I decided to make findings as to the specific kind of Victorian style that was common in my region and I was led to the 1850 – 1900 day and evening Victorian dress. The gowns appear similar but certain features marked different eras. How to know this is to check the kind of material used, style of neck, pleats and the hand designs. Before the very recent usage of the lace, silk, velvet and cotton were used in making this style of dress. This is where I pause to say that if I was given this as an assignment in school, I probably would not have shown this level of excitement.

You might already be rolling your eye and saying, ‘wow, who send her’, the answer to your questions is, ‘na me send myself’.� And because I don’t want to drag this too long, I will cut it here. My findings could fill hundreds of pages but Facebook is not that place to keep it.

_So yes, the Onyo-yon is also claimed by many other tribes including some places in Rivers state. Hopefully, I will be back to share pictures of me properly adorned in every accessory that goes with this style as an Ibibio maiden. (The word maiden makes me giggle).

nsiba:
MEET A TRUE IBIBIO MAIDEN
Enwongo C. Cleopas

Yet she wore this for her traditional marriage https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2409288009398550&set=a.1380218695638825&type=3&theater
It's good u finally mentioned her name for me to confirmed Because if she had she would've been accused of being FAKE & abuse like this actress below, thereby loosing most of her follwers
Also her hubby's side wouldn't mind because Annangs don't have a specific traditional wear, infact I've attended 2traditional marriages in Abak in the late 90s. 1 wore lace buba & another even added asoke; both Husbands & wives were Annangs in those TM. Its just recently in the ast decade that most Annangs have stated tying 2wrappers like Ibibios.

https://www.bellanaija.com/2013/04/nollywood-star-nse-ikpe-etim-clifford-sule-say-i-do-the-ibibio-way-photos-from-their-traditional-wedding-in-akwa-ibom/
lynn's ArmoireApril 7, 2013 at 11:15 pm
Nice,but that’s efik traditional attire she has on,not ibibio and her husband is dressed like an indian! Bet y?akwa ibom peeps shud learn to appreciate their own culture and stop famzing calabar peeps.congrats gurl

avidApril 8, 2013 at 6:51 am
I’m shocked at Nse, Ibibio women don’t use combs on their hair, they dress like Annie Idibia did, this is totally Efik, from head to toe and even the dress Oyoyo belongs to a bride from Efik. Is she from akwa iBom or Cross River State?

Peachy_moApril 8, 2013 at 11:10 am
no be only shock an electrified you will get…can’t Bella have gotten the tribe wrong? or is anything wrong in emulating another culture to characterize her wedding? pschew! biko kwa siddon for back seat make well wishers talk. Thank God there aren’t using Asian culture �

konnieApril 8, 2013 at 4:39 pm
She is not wearing onynyo. The bodice of the onynyo is high …just under the breast. Let her be. It is her wedding and she can whatever the heck she wants….

OKAY I GUESS THIS WAS Y SHE DIDN'T
enwongoApril 10, 2013 at 4:23 pm
I hate to see people write this or say this. If you’re actually from aks and you know your culture well, you won’t be saying this. The uruan people, oron people and itu people who have similar culture use that combs on their hair and the ‘oyoyo’ dress. Next time do your research well.

YET NONE SUPPORTED HER COMMENTS Still more Backlash on the actress
miss pApril 16, 2013 at 3:03 pm
please this is not ibibo cultre that is for you bellanaija her husband is wearing indian inspired outfits and she is wearing what ought to be an efik onyoghyo but with some grabby material i don’t understand her hair is done like an efik maiden so in all they just wearing outfits borrowed from different cultures not IBIBIO please ……..at least you saw tuface and annie thats ibibio culture…

shantelApril 29, 2013 at 8:15 am
I dressed lik this on my t.m and am okobo.yes,we speak efik.akwa ibom is not all obibio u kwn…congrats nse!"

Okobo is part of Oron which confirms what I've been saying Infact Most Uruan don't adhere to the efik adopted culture anymore, except the village of Adadia and maybe 1or2 other villages. That's is why majority of Uruan brides like these ones below dress like other Ibibio brides
Uruan brides; https://www.instagram.com/p/2qiquIDnlT/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BigozullG6O/
https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/uruan/

IBIONOBRIDES ;https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/ibionobride/

IITU Brides; https://www.instagram.com/p/B4HltZClNVu/
https://www.instagram.com/p/B3Gva93gF1f/
https://www.instagram.com/p/Br9gC--HM1g/

With our rich cultural heritage, it's surprising that the ibibios are hardly known outside of Nigeria.

baybeeboi:
Have you ever visited Cross River State in Nigeria? If not, you should do so soon because the state is filled with diverse ethnic groups, beautiful places and amazing people. Today, we’ll be taking a trip down memory lane to understand one of the ethnic groups in this beautiful state, the Efiks. The Efiks are one of Nigeria’s most prevalent and interesting ethnic groups. The people predominantly occupy the south of Cross River State and speak Efik. But before they became the Efiks we know today, they had an origin, traditions and lifestyle – some extinguished but some maintained. Below are some historical facts about them:


ORIGIN: The Efiks are believed to be originally from Uduak Eset (Isangele) in Cameroon before they migrated to Nigeria as far back as 8,000 BC.


ECONOMY: Although their economy was originally based on fishing, they quickly developed into a major trading region, trading slaves and agricultural products like palm oil, cassava, yam etc. in exchange for European manufactured goods in the 17th to 19th
century.


LANGUAGE: Efik was one of the earliest Nigerian languages,with the original orthography devised in 1812, by King Eyo Nsa Honesty. In 1860, it was one of the first three Nigerian languages to be codified with its own orthography and grammar. In 1862, Efik language was the first Nigerian language used in translating the Holy Bible (New Testament) and in 1868, the translations of Old Testament was completed.


EDUCATION: The Efik and indeed the people of the Old Calabar Kingdom were the first to embrace western education in Nigeria, with the establishment of Hope Waddel Training Institute, Calabar in 1895 and the Methodist Boys High School, Oron in 1905.


TRADITION: The Efik had interesting traditions with one of them being the Fattening Room practice. Here, virgins were overfed, massaged and made to sleep for long periods to become the perfect, robust bride. A modified version is still practiced today. Men also belonged to the secret society, Ekpe which was named after a forest spirit. Members were the guardians of the peace and the messengers of the ancestors. Their activities included making laws and punishing offenders. The teachings of Calabar’s first Missionary School thankfully brought an end to the group’s additional activity of human sacrifice. Another tradition that was fortunately brought to an end was the belief that twins were a disgrace to Abasi (God). It was thought to be evil for a woman to give birth to twins, the twins were taken and left for dead in the forest.

http://benugi..com/2015/05/5-facts-you-should-know-about-efik.html

I like their masquerades though


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgBcMhKwmLE

ibibiogrl:

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

From your understanding, where did the Proto Ibibio speakers come from?

Did the ancestors of the Efik people originally come from the Ibibio groups in the Arochukwu and Uruan areas?

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ibibiogrl:

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.

[/s] very dumb and senseless write up.
Mmsen disregard this troll.
She isn't Ibibio and will never be

DateMynd44:
very dumb and senseless write up.
Mmsen disregard this troll.
She isn't Ibibio and will never be

ibibiogrl is just some crazy child who has the privilege of Internet access and freedom of speech. Very soon she'll start dividing ibibio, Efik, Annang and Oro into villages, jobless and divisive fellow.

Blackking98:
ibibiogrl is just some crazy child who has the privilege of Internet access and freedom of speech. Very soon she'll start dividing ibibio, Efik, Annang and Oro into villages, jobless and divisive fellow.

honestly bro something needs to be done about this with the way she's spreading all these lies and feeding other people with false information.
What pains me the most is other tribes being so eager to learn about our Cultural knowledge since they all see us as one but the Ibibiogrl of a devil is feeding them with false information and spreading divisions.
Imagine her saying the differences are not minor but large and also that the Annang language isn't intelligible to the Ibibios.
She also said the young ones in Ibibio don't understand the Efik language.
The best thing is to just ignore her since social media has now become an avenue to spread lies.
She relies on Wikipedia for information.

DateMynd44:
honestly bro something needs to be done about this with the way she's spreading all these lies and feeding other people with false information.
What pains me the most is other tribes being so eager to learn about our Cultural knowledge since they all see us as one but the Ibibiogrl of a devil is feeding them with false information and spreading divisions.
Imagine her saying the differences are not minor but large and also that the Annang language isn't intelligible to the Ibibios.
She also said the young ones in Ibibio don't understand the Efik language.
The best thing is to just ignore her since social media has now become an avenue to spread lies.
She relies on Wikipedia for information.

So Wikipedia is your source of information no wonder, unfortunately there's no Annang translation in Wikipedia or Google. Is that Y you can't answer my questions since 2yrs ago and write 1sentence in Annang You were claiming to be Annang in 1thread some years ago and last week U were from Etoi and Ibibio Maybe because you don't know which is which of those languages Is Y u think you can go about claiming to be a different one each year but you have been Exposed & disgraced by me
Any reasonable human being can read through your posts including this one and know immediately that U are a FRAUD and not from Akwa Ibom at all. Ask Blackking98 if he can understand Annang
U think if I was wrong in any my sentences in either of those 3languages. Especially Annang that the Idad AkpaB99 would have been silent and not called me out immediately

DateMynd44:
very dumb and senseless write up.
Mmsen disregard this troll.
She isn't Ibibio and will never be

U are the Fakest FRAUD Annang man from Etoi in Uyo ridiculous utoto-nyakri

DateMynd44:
I'm Annang and there are no differences between we ibibio and efik, same culture, same names and same languages, the only difference is that we're separated by large bodies of water.
Efik is a language, while Ibibio and Annang are dialects under the efik language

DateMynd44:
I've been observing all ur posts on this forum and ur desperate attempt to bring DisUnity between the Efiks, Ibibios and annangs.
It's too sad u can only deceive others who are not from the state but I'd like to know what u stand to gain by ur lies.
I don't know why Nsiba and blackking98 should be taking you serious seeing that u shot yourself in the foot when claimed you ain't even in the country nor where u bred from here and only the few months u stayed in Abak made u come up with this whack idea and stupid thread u created.
Sorry Efiks, Ibibos, Annangs are all one and there is no matter of propaganda u can come up with that will separate them.
For your information I be Eyen Amana Isong Ibibio from Itiam Etoi in Uyo local government Area.
So change your moniker cos you're not Ibibio rather you're just a clown that has lost her cultural identity in a foreign land (that's if the claims of u staying abroad is even true)

Blackking98:
ibibiogrl is just some crazy child who has the privilege of Internet access and freedom of speech. Very soon she'll start dividing ibibio, Efik, Annang and Oro into villages, jobless and divisive fellow.

Look at this kid that was born in 98 calling me a child U have described yourself exactly. Have you started University yet I thought you were more reasonable than your Retard BFF, maybe he's Rubb off on U

DateMynd44:
honestly bro something needs to be done about this with the way she's spreading all these lies and feeding other people with false information.
What pains me the most is other tribes being so eager to learn about our Cultural knowledge since they all see us as one but the Ibibiogrl of a devil is feeding them with false information and spreading divisions.
Imagine her saying the differences are not minor but large and also that the Annang language isn't intelligible to the Ibibios.
She also said the young ones in Ibibio don't understand the Efik language.
The best thing is to just ignore her since social media has now become an avenue to spread lies.
She relies on Wikipedia for information.

she needs to get married and have a family to Carter for, too much spare time and quite unfortunate she has put it into being a Wikipedia researcher and agent of division

ibibiogrl:

So Wikipedia is your source of information no wonder, unfortunately there's no Annang translation in Wikipedia or Google. Is that Y you can't answer my questions since 2yrs ago and write 1sentence in Annang You were claiming to be Annang in 1thread some years ago and last week U were from Etoi and Ibibio Maybe because you don't know which is which of those languages Is Y u think you can go about claiming to be a different one each year but you have been Exposed & disgraced by me
Any reasonable human being can read through your posts including this one and know immediately that U are a FRAUD and not from Akwa Ibom at all. Ask Blackking98 if he can understand Annang
U think if I was wrong in any my sentences in either of those 3languages. Especially Annang that the Idad AkpaB99 would have been silent and not called me out immediately

U are the Fakest FRAUD Annang man from Etoi in Uyo ridiculous utoto-nyakri

contrary to your weird claim's that Akwa ibomites don't understand Efik or speak it , I speak Efik better than my ibibio, I understand about 60% of the standard Annang language although I can only say a sentence or two, I'm sure if I lived in Akwa Ibom I would have understood it more. The lines of difference between ibibio, Efik, Annang and Oro is getting slimmer by the day, you're all the way in USA (assuming your claim is true) dividing people up and down in your imagination. You are a disgrace to the ibibio race.

ibibiogrl:

Look at this kid that was born in 98 calling me a child U have described yourself exactly. Have you started University yet I thought you were more reasonable than your Retard BFF, maybe he's Rubb off on U

go and get married and stop spreading fake news on this platform, you're getting really irritating, you're the only monicker on this thread spreading this your trash. Go and get married so this time you're using to research ndisme you'd use it in taking care of your children.

ibibiogrl:

So Wikipedia is your source of information no wonder, unfortunately there's no Annang translation in Wikipedia or Google. Is that Y you can't answer my questions since 2yrs ago and write 1sentence in Annang You were claiming to be Annang in 1thread some years ago and last week U were from Etoi and Ibibio Maybe because you don't know which is which of those languages Is Y u think you can go about claiming to be a different one each year but you have been Exposed & disgraced by me
Any reasonable human being can read through your posts including this one and know immediately that U are a FRAUD and not from Akwa Ibom at all. Ask Blackking98 if he can understand Annang
U think if I was wrong in any my sentences in either of those 3languages. Especially Annang that the Idad AkpaB99 would have been silent and not called me out immediately

U are the Fakest FRAUD Annang man from Etoi in Uyo ridiculous utoto-nyakri

.

Even with corona virus you still squaring up for fights

ibibiogrl:

You should Not Be explaining to people online what you yourself don't know. Seems you didn't grow up in the Akwa-Cross states, so

Here are the Major differences in Cultures between Efik, Annang & Ibibio


EXAMPLE OF DIFFERENCES IN DANCE CULTURE


This is Efik dance Ekombi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rynsh2CaqAk&feature=related


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQdZUsrdGw0&t=120s

READ DETAILS HERE: https://www.nairaland.com/609355/whats-major-differance-between-igbo

Also having lived in Abak & Calabar for a while I can tell you the differences in language.
Words could be similar like English: I cannot, Annang: Nkarake, Ibibio: Nkanna, Efik :Nkemeke.
Words can also be totaly different like English:feces, Annang:Afid, Ibibio:Uduang, Efik:IfVO.

Example of sentences- English:-1) My house is were we all are/We're all in my house. 2) This is my house
Annang:-1) Ilung Ida ke afide ajid itie. 2)Ilung ida ade ami
Ibibio: 1) Ufok mmi ke afit nyin iba. 2) Ufok mmi ado mi
Efik:-1) Ebiet Idung mmi ke kpukpru nyin idu. 2) Ebiet idung mmi edi emi.

Most Ibibios & Efiks Do Not Understand Annang except the have lived in the Annang region, so how can the be dialects of each other Also Annang has 3-4Major dialect that an Ibibio or Efik won't understand 2words. Ibibio also has several dialects like Itumbonuzo, Eket etc.. Efik doesn't have any dialect as far as i know. So again how can Annang & Ibibio including their typical dialects be dialects of Efik?

AtaniWarrior:


From your understanding, where did the Proto Ibibio speakers come from?

Did the ancestors of the Efik people originally come from the Ibibio groups in the Arochukwu and Uruan areas?

lol hey what about my questions?

AtaniWarrior:


From your understanding, where did the Proto Ibibio speakers come from?

Did the ancestors of the Efik people originally come from the Ibibio groups in the Arochukwu and Uruan areas?

Sorry the dumb people that have been posting lately in this thread distracted me

Ibibios are the oldest inhabitants of their location and so I don't believe the migrated from Usak Edet in Cameroon. https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/1687277
https://www.jstor.org/stable/485085?seq=1

Also I don't believe that the ancestors of Efik came from Arochukwu or Uruan groups, I believe that most of them stayed in Adadia a village in Uruan, after migrating from or through Cameroon. Because the Oron group never lived in Uruan or Arochukwu, but yet they have the same cultures and traditions as Efik. Although most Orons do regard Uruan as their relatives just because of that Efik connection. Then you have the Ejaghams who's other half are still in Cameroon, yet they still share most cultures and traditions with Efik.

So how did Efik get these cultures and traditions if they were originally from Arochukwu or Uruan

Blackking98:
she needs to get married and have a family to Carter for, too much spare time and quite unfortunate she has put it into being a Wikipedia researcher and agent of division

Why are you always so worked up about my marriage What has that got to do with what's being discussed on this thread Shouldn't you be focusing on passing your jamb and Neco to get into University this year

Blackking98:
brotherly that ibibiogrl is seriously high on something, see the energy she puts into subdividing us you'll be wondering if she doesn't have work , she'll be using Wikipedia and her audio stay in calabar and abak to argue with us who are on ground living in this territories and seeing what is happening, she's not normal honestly,needs mental evaluation.

Again just because you use Wikipedia, not everybody does. If you have graduated from Secondary school and can read very well, then notice that my post are extreme details that cannot be found on any Wikipedia or online sources, because it’s from life experiences.

I sign up to educate on this forum, because I was tired of people mostly ignorant folks, insulting my tribe and accusing them of denial or the right to express their identity with pride.
HERE ARE MY IST POSTS ON NAIRALAND:

[quote ] REPPING HALF AND HALF
Nigerians tend to only rep their fathers side , because African culture is patriarchal

me am half efik(father side) and ibibio(mother side), i have made it my job to equally accept both part of my mix

Whats yours?

Is there really any difference between Efik and Ibibio? It's just like someone saying he's half Igbo and half Ikwerre

No difference. Efiks and ibibios are the same. Both understand each others dialect, same language, similar culture and very tiny differences. Even the neighboring igbo don't know the difference. Efiks and ibibios are the least violent specie of Nigerians
[/quote]


Here are the Major differences in Cultures between Efik, Annang & Ibibio

Re: Mixed Tribes by ibibiogrl: 1 year & 8 months

No difference. Efiks and ibibios are the same. Both understand each others dialect, same language, similar culture and very tiny differences. Even the neighboring igbo don't know the difference. Efiks and ibibios are the least violent specie of Nigerians.

There are many differences between Efik and Ibibio, difference in dressing Efik wear a gown and Elaborate hair dress etc. Ibibio tie 2 wrappers with a blouse, like most south easterners but without coral beads. Also difference in marriage traditions, Efiks coach the bride to be in fattening rooms and there are ceremonies before the actual marriage, ibibios don't. Efik traditions is Rule by Ekpe secret society, Ibibio don't have Ekpe, different traditional gods and different greetings. There are many other differences, the only similarity between Efik and Ibibio is the food and language; although most young Ibibios growing up in Akwa Ibom will only understand a little Efik in the future, since Efik language isn't used in Akwa Ibom.
The most similar ethnic group in Akwa Ibom to Efik is Oron . Please refer to this websites for pictures; Annang also has same differences

https://www.nairaland.com/421192/not-igbo-ikwerre/17

^{[/sup] IKWERES ARE FAKE AND DIS ORIENTED IGBOS... THE JUDAS AND PETER OF IGBO TRIBE WE GOT THEM IN EVERY[sup]IKWERES ARE FAKE AND DIS ORIENTED IGBOS... THE JUDAS AND PETER OF IGBO TRIBE WE GOT THEM IN EVERY}IKWERES ARE FAKE AND DIS ORIENTED IGBOS... THE JUDAS AND PETER OF IGBO TRIBE WE GOT THEM IN EVERYo TRIBE.. YORUBA GOT THEM IN EGUN AND OKUN WHILE EFIK GOT THEM IN ANNANG AND IBIBIO AND IJAWS GOT THEM IN ILAJES AND ONDOA AND EDO IJAWS SO THEY AINT NEWS

BUT THEY ARE IGBOS BUT TURNED THEMSELVES TO FAKE ASS DUDES... SO SORRY JUST DEPENDING ON OIL AND LAZYING AROUND AND HATING THEIR BROTHERS... THE MOST ZENOPHOBIC GROUP OF IGBOS

SO SORRY I CALL THEM LOST SOULS BRO... MY UNCLE IS FROM THERE AND ELELE TO BE PRISCISE

Please don't compare your Ikwere/Igbo war to us, Because it is not the same situation.
Efik, Ibibio and Annang are just like Spanish, Italian and French, the are from the same language family but different. An Efik, Ibibio or Annang can understand parts of each others language, but not fully escept they have lived in the others region.
Annang has 3 dialects in it language, also Ibibio has dialects example Eket/Ibeno is a dialect of Ibibio. Even though Eket language can not be fully understood by an Ibibio, they have never denied being Ibibio, they regard themselves as a subgroup of Ibibio, speak Ibibio as a second language and practice the same traditions as Ibibio.
Oron regard themselves as a subgroup of Efik, they dress like and practice the same traditions as Efik, although their language can only be understood by themselves; which is why they speak Efik as a second language.
They 3 main groups Annang, Efik and Ibibio ARE SEPARATE not just because of different languages but because they also practice different traditions and cultures.


Again I signed on to this forum to educate because people like you were causing my ancestors to be INSULTED!

https://www.nairaland.com/4110925/ini-edo-rocks-ibibio-traditional

They are more or less the same. Little difference between both groups.

There are not the same at all although they have similar names,dish and language but within these,there are differences.in character,efiks are gentle,proud and almost lazy while ibibios are strong,rugged and violent.efiks are fewer and base in cross river while ibibios are more numerous and purely in akwa ibom.efiks are better cooks.nowadays ibibios are copying almost all aspects of efik lifestyle thereby making it hard to differentiate.Let me also add that ibibio girls love sex madly and are promiscuous.

I don't agree entirely with ur points:
Efik girls goes gaga for sex &promiscuous too.
Similarity in language? Yes. Both languages are spoken & understood by all of AKS, Infact some part of Akwa Ibom state speaks Efik with The same mode of dressing too.
As for character, you are right, Efik person is always a proud person probably due to rich history,cultural heritage &early contacts with whites. They select the kind of job they do, less-stressful jobs, no time for dirty jobs, an average white-collar job is OK, &he's Contented with that. Then enough time to relax &hangout with friends. #enjoyment
As for the Ibibios they're the hustling type, go-getters,anything goes as long as its legit, they learn From the Igbo brothers, academically incline, infact the entire AKS are eduationally Advance state &their indigenes are found In some professional career scenes.
Both are good cooks.
Ini Edo's dressing is a complete Efik Traditional attire not ibibio.(mistake from OP) Though some efik-speaking part of AKS also adopts This dressing too.

Ikpa,that sex side no tally.i was born in calabar and i have dealt with both efik girls and akwa ibom girls.most people confuse akwa ibom girls for efik girls and now claim that its efik girls that love it which is not so.an average efik girls libido is average. efiks are very few in numbet by the way and is not everyday one comes across them like akwa ibom girls.many of my friends outside cross river even claim their efik girlfriends called ekaette or idara or mfonobong when efik girls rarely bear that name.
The only girls i know in cross river that love sex are the yakurr girls but the oron girls beat them to that. If you are in cross river,we can even carry out a research in this.

There are not the same at all although they have similar names,dish and language but within these,there are differences.in character,efiks are gentle,proud and almost lazy while
ibibios are strong,rugged and violent.efiks are fewer and base in cross river while ibibios are more numerous and purely in akwa ibom.efiks are better cooks.nowadays ibibios are copying almost all aspects of efik lifestyle thereby making it hard to differentiate.Let me also add that ibibio girls love sex madly and are promiscuous.

Enough with the Insults! These differences has already been discussed & explained in a previous threads years ago. Also Ini Edo was acting a movie that's why she's dress like that U can google her traditional wedding & U will see she was dressed completely in Ibibio attire. No Ibibio is copying Efik, we're Very Proud of our traditions and customs. Even the Uruan Ibibios related to Efiks majority aren't wearing Efik gowns anymore, but dressing in Ibibio attire for their traditional marriage. If you see any Akwa Ibomite dress in Efik traditional outfit, it's probably [b]Oron, who share the same traditions with Efik, they're also the only ones speaking Efik in AKS because they cannot speak Ibibio & Efik is their 2nd Language.

Blackking98:
she needs to get married and have a family to Carter for, too much spare time and quite unfortunate she has put it into being a Wikipedia researcher and agent of division

What is it with you and my marriage? Aren't you supposed to be studying harder in your free time now to be able to pass Jamb & Neco to finally get into University. .

Again just because you use Wikipedia, not everybody does. If you have graduated from Secondary school and can read very well, then notice that my post are extreme details that cannot be found on any Wikipedia or online sources, because it’s from life experiences. .

I sign up to educate on this forum, because I was tired of people mostly ignorant folks, insulting my tribe and accusing them of denial or the right to express their identity with pride.
HERE ARE MY IST POSTS ON NAIRALAND: .

" REPPING HALF AND HALF
Nigerians tend to only rep their fathers side , because African culture is patriarchal
me am half efik(father side) and ibibio(mother side), i have made it my job to equally accept both part of my mix
Whats yours?"

"Is there really any difference between Efik and Ibibio? It's just like someone saying he's half Igbo and half Ikwerre?"

"No difference. Efiks and ibibios are the same. Both understand each others dialect, same language, similar culture and very tiny differences. Even the neighboring igbo don't know the difference. Efiks and ibibios are the least violent specie of Nigerians"
MY RESPONSE; .
There are many difference between Efik and ibibio..etc