Nsibidi (also known as Nsibiri, Nchibiddi or Nchibiddy) is a system of symbols or proto-writing developed by the Ekpe secret society that traversed the...

regions of Nigeria. The Ekajuk are one of several peoples who use the nsibidi ideographs. Ekajuk at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)...

known for their Ekpe headdresses and the Nsibidi script. The Ejagham likely are the creators of the Nsibidi ideograms and still use them as a part of...

There are thousands of Nsibidi symbols which were used on anything from calabashes to tattoos and to wall designs. Nsibidi is used for the Ekoid and...

well as the Nsibidi formalized ideograms, which is used by the Ekpe society and Okonko fraternity but is no longer widely used. Nsibidi ideography existed...

invented Nsibidi ideograms, which spread to their neighbors such as Ekoi people, and Ejegham people for basic written communication. Nsibidi is an ancient...

origins include the cosmogram of the Kongo people, or originated as the Nsibidi system of writing for the Igboid and Ekoid languages from West and Central...

syllable signs for Geʽez, Amharic, and Tigrinya, punctuation and numerals. Nsibidi (also known as "nsibiri", "nchibiddi", and "nchibiddy") is a system of...

nominated for the Andre Norton Award and it is the first novel in the Nsibidi Scripts Series, where it is followed by two sequels Akata Warrior and Akata...

the entire dialect cluster. In pre-colonial times, it was written with Nsibidi ideograms, similar to Igbo, Efik, Anaang, and Ejagham. Ibibio has also...

BCE), Vinča signs (c. 5300 BCE), early Indus script (c. 3500 BCE) and Nsibidi script (c. before 500 CE). There is disagreement concerning exactly when...

alternate, more egalitarian version of the Leopard Society appears in the Nsibidi Script series by Nnedi Okorafor. Robert E. Howard mentions them in his...

the Bantu ki- in KiSwahili The Ekoi are one of several peoples who use Nsibidi ideographs, and may be the ones that created them. Stop sounds /b, ɡ/ are...

Nsibidi symbols...

of Sub-Saharan Africa 3000–5000 years ago, b) the location of where the Nsibidi Script was created, and c) the location of Calabar, one of the largest...

electronic messages and web pages. Ersu Shaba script – Ersu Kaidā glyphs Lusona Nsibidi – Ekoi, Efik, Igbo Siglas poveiras Míkmaq hieroglyphic writing – Mi'kmawi'sit...

opponents and also to remove any vicious spiritual force. In some cases, Nsibidi Nnabo carried out executions of condemned people by order of the king (obong)...

peace in the Bight of Biafra, and its secret writing system, Nsibidi. The word, nsibidi, is possibly derived from the Oroko word, njibidi, which means...

Mesopotamia (c. 9000 BC) Proto-cuneiform (c. 3500 BC) Indus script (c. 3500 BC) Nsibidi script (before 500 AD) Writing has been invented independently multiple...

single language, though Ethnologue considers them to be separate. Eket Nsibidi Ekpe Calabar Southeastern Nigeria These are varieties of what Williamson...

is depicted as being written in a Wakandan writing system based on the Nsibidi writing system; the Wakandan writing system was created for the film by...

the sequel to Akata Witch and Akata Warrior and the third book in The Nsibidi Script series which debuted on the New York Times Best Seller list following...

Nnedi Okorafor. It is a sequel to Akata Witch and the second book in The Nsibidi Scripts series. It won the inaugural Lodestar Award in 2018 as well as...

deadline.com. 19 May 2023. Emeka Keazor, "Notable Nigerians: Stella Thomas", NSIBIDI Institute (4 November 2014). "West African Lady Barrister Called to the...

needed][dubious – discuss] writing sometimes taken to be an early form of nsibidi. The postal code of the area is 551. Ikom Local Government is in the Central...

4000 BCE and 1000 BCE. Though possibly developed as early as 5000 BCE, Nsibidi may have also developed in 2000 BCE, as evidenced by depictions of the...

ones using folklore, oral teaching, ancient cravings, and through the Nsibidi. In Oron, every person in the community both male and female, except very...

society took a major part in Aro society. The use of the writing system, Nsibidi, was based on secret societies like Ekpe. Uli, another writing system,...

to young adult with Akata Witch (Viking/Penguin), the first book in the Nsibidi Scripts Series, which was a Junior Library Guild Selection. The sequel...

societies. Some of the oldest of these societies were Nyana Nyaku and Nsibidi. The Ekpe society is estimated by most foreign scholars to have been introduced...