 Ekoi skin-covered Ekpe headdress and mask | |
| Languages | |
|---|---|
| Ekoi language, English language, French language | |
| Religion | |
| Traditional Ekoi Religions, Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Ibibio, Annang, Efik, Oron, Bahumono, Igbo, Mbube and other Ekoid peoples |
Ekoi people, also known as Ejagham, are an ethnic group in southeastern Nigeria and extending eastward into the southwest region of Cameroon. They speak the Ejagham language. Other Ekoi languages are spoken by related groups, including the Etung, some groups in Ikom (such as Ofutop, Akparabong and Nde), some groups in Ogoja (Ishibori and Bansarra), Ufia, and Yakö. The Ekoi have lived closely with the nearby Efik, Annang, Ibibio, and Igbo people of southeastern Nigeria. The Ekoi are best known for their Ekpe headdresses and the Nsibidi script.[1] The Ejagham likely are the creators of the Nsibidi ideograms and still use them as a part of tradition.[2][3][4][5]
- ^ Ekoi. Britannica Online Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
- ^ Carlson, Amanda (2004). "Nsibidi: An Indigenous Writing System". In Peek, Philip M.; Yankah, Kwesi (eds.). African Folklore: An Encyclopedia (illustrated ed.). Taylor & Francis. p. 599. ISBN 978-0-415-93933-1.
- ^ Slogar, Christopher (2007). "Early Ceramics from Calabar, Nigeria: Towards a History of Nsibidi". African Arts. 40 (1): 18–19. doi:10.1162/afar.2007.40.1.18. ISSN 0001-9933.
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