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Ibibio is the major member of the Benue-Congo language family called Cross River.
Ibibio is spoken by about 5 million people of Akwa Ibom State and Cross River States of Nigeria. The Ibibio dialects include Annang, Efik, Ibibio, Ekid, Oron and other clusters which are arguably a single language, though Ethnologue may consider them as different languages. Ibibio speakers make the fourth largest language group in Nigeria after Hausa/Fulani, Yoruba and Igbo.
One unique feature of the Ibibio language is the lack of dialects when it comes to names as all Ibibio speakers use common names with same spelling. Common Ibibioid names include Essien, Ekanem, Akpanudo, Inyang, Ekpo, Ekpe, Akpabio, Ekaette, Akpan, Nyong, Eyo, Ita, Effiong, Udo, Edet, Nta, Ndon, Okon, Okokon, Edem, Etiyin, Etim, Idiong, Umana (or Umanah), Obot, Ebong, Etuk, Bassey, Nkanga, Uko, Oku, Ntuen, Udoma, Attah, Ibok, Ibokette, Ukpana, Etiebet, Eno, Ukeme, Ekpenyong, Ekponyong, Akan, Effiong, Otu, Ekong, Otuekong, Ebewo, Umo (Umoh), Aqua, Ikpoto, Afia, Ndem, Eto, Awak, Ibanga, Umoren, Etukudo, Ekpeto, etc.
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