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Efik is one of the languages spoken in the southern part of Nigeria, in west Africa. The language, which is also spoken in some parts of southern Cameroun, is a rich one and was the first language written down in Nigeria, especially in the religious circle.

Before the coming of the colonialists, the written form of the language was the Nsibidi alphabet.

This means of writing, which was mainly done by a certain group of people belonging to a special cult, was very common among the Efik/Ibibio , Igbo , and Ejagam of southern Nigeria. If this means of writing was widely used by all, it could have been used to record the lost glory of African culture