Ibibio

noun

Ibi·​bio

ˌibəˈbē(ˌ)ō

plural Ibibio or Ibibios

1

a

: a people of southeastern Nigeria

b

: a member of such people

2

: the language of the Ibibio people, belonging to the Central branch of the Niger-Congo language family

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