Ichi Efik

Efik /ˈɛfɪk/ EF-ik chi ichi abo Efik, ugbo ku ma de chi state Cross River State kpai Akwa Ibom State ojane Nigeria, manyi owo north-west Cameroon. Ichi Efik gbeju gbiti nwi abo ku ma ki ichi Ibibio, Anaang, Oro manyi Ekid but the degree of intelligibility in the case of Oro and Ekid is unidirectional; in other words, speakers of these languages speak and understand Efik (and Ibibio) but not vice versa. The Efik vocabulary has been enriched and influenced by external contact with the British, Portuguese and other surrounding communities such as Balondo, Oron, Efut, Okoyong, Efiat and Ekoi (Qua).