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Ibibio

noun
Ibi·bio | \ˌibəˈbē(ˌ)ō\
plural Ibibio or Ibibios

Definition of Ibibio 

1a : 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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