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I·bib·i·o

 (ĭ-bĭb′ē-ō)
n. pl. Ibibio or I·bib·i·os
1. A member of a people of southeast Nigeria.
2. The Benue-Congo language of the Ibibio, closely related to Efik.
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Ibibio

(ɪˈbɪbɪəʊ)
npl -os or -o
1. (Peoples) a member of a Negroid people of SE Nigeria, living esp in and around Calabar
2. (Languages) Also called: Efik the language of this people
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