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Efik

Efik noun: a member of an ethnic group located primarily in southeastern Nigeria.

Noun

Efik (plural Efiks or Efik)

  1. A member of an ethnic group located primarily in southeastern Nigeria.
    • The Efik people of Calabar, along with several other ethnic groups in the Cross River region, believed that twins were an evil omen.2025 November 25, Segun Dukeh, “Who Stopped the Killing of Twins in Nigeria?”, in The Guardian

Proper noun

Efik

  1. The language of these people.

Forms of Efik

pluralEfiks
pluralEfik

Questions about Efik

What does Efik mean?
Efik means a member of an ethnic group located primarily in southeastern Nigeria.
What part of speech is Efik?
Efik can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of Efik?
The plural of Efik is Efiks.

Words near Efik in the dictionary

  1. effœte
  2. efgartigimod
  3. EFI
  4. eficillin
  5. EFIGS
  6. Efik
  7. Efiks
  8. efilism
  9. efilist
  10. efilists
  11. Efimov

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