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These are varieties of what
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245:The major Efik-Ibibio languages are:
214:spoken by about 15 million people of
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329:considers them to be separate.
218:and about 5 million people of
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202:has more native speakers.
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190:has national status in
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359:Southeastern Nigeria
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53:distribution
686:Ibibio-Efik
534:North-South
471:Ogbronuagum
188:Efik proper
184:Benue–Congo
180:Cross River
98:Lower Cross
93:Cross River
88:Benue–Congo
77:Niger–Congo
784:Categories
730:Enwang-Uda
663:Ukpet-Ehom
653:Iyongiyong
477:O’chi’chi’
385:References
326:Ethnologue
182:branch of
51:Geographic
580:East-West
206:Varieties
198:, though
157:Glottolog
29:Ethnicity
765:Usaghade
561:Ubaghara
461:Ogbogolo
333:See also
163:efik1244
612:Nkukoli
441:Abureni
354:Calabar
344:Nsibidi
224:Nigeria
192:Nigeria
178:of the
65:Nigeria
800:Ibibio
725:Ebughu
718:Others
709:Ibibio
694:Annang
631:Others
607:Mbembe
602:Lubila
546:Humono
506:Gokana
451:Obulom
288:Ibuoro
256:Ibibio
250:Anaang
240:Fulani
232:Yoruba
135:Ibibio
125:Anaang
103:Ibibio
41:Ibibio
33:Annang
19:Ibibio
755:Okobo
750:Obolo
735:Ibino
658:Kiong
648:Dorop
622:Yigha
617:Nyima
597:Lokaa
592:Legbo
571:Zekwe
556:Oring
541:Gwune
511:Khana
501:Eleme
488:Ogoni
466:Ogbia
456:Odual
446:Kugbo
365:Notes
311:Idere
300:Nkari
277:Etebi
228:Hausa
745:Ilue
704:Eket
699:Efik
643:Doko
638:Agoi
587:Ikom
566:Umon
551:Kele
496:Baan
436:Abua
349:Ekpe
339:Eket
317:Ukwa
298:and
282:Efai
273:Ekit
262:Efik
238:and
236:Igbo
140:Ukwa
130:Efik
37:Efik
760:Oro
740:Iko
516:Táşąáşą
305:Eki
292:Ito
222:of
145:Oro
45:Oro
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