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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:writing_system
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gptkbp:date
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before 16th century
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gptkbp:documentedIn
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gptkb:J.K._Macgregor
gptkb:P.A._Talbot
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Afro-Cuban_Abakuá_script
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gptkbp:ISO15924
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none
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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symbols represent concepts, not sounds
used for both public and secret communication
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gptkbp:numberOfRooms
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hundreds
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gptkbp:originatedIn
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gptkb:Cross_River_region
gptkb:southeastern_Nigeria
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Ejagham_people
gptkb:Ekoi_people
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gptkbp:script
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pictographic
ideographic
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gptkbp:status
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partially secret
not widely used today
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gptkbp:UNESCOStatus
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gptkb:cultural_heritage
|
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gptkbp:UnicodeStatus
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not encoded
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gptkbp:usedBy
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gptkb:Efik_people
gptkb:Ibibio_people
gptkb:Ekpe_society
gptkb:Igbo_people
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gptkbp:usedFor
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gptkb:art
gptkb:artist
gptkb:communication
wall paintings
calabash carvings
secret society rituals
cloth designs
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gptkbp:writingSystem
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varied
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Heir_of_Doom
gptkb:Akata_Warrior
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
|
8
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Nsibidi Scripts
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