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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:writing_system
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gptkbp:date
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before 5th century CE
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gptkbp:documentedIn
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gptkb:Elphinstone_Dayrell
gptkb:J.K._Macgregor
gptkb:P.A._Talbot
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Nsibidi writing
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Afro-Cuban_Abakuá_script
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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non-alphabetic
not used for general literacy
symbols represent concepts
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gptkbp:numberOfRooms
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over 1000
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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:Ekoi_writing
Nsibiri (variant spelling)
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gptkbp:script
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symbolic
logographic
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gptkbp:status
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endangered
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gptkbp:UNESCOStatus
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intangible cultural heritage (proposed)
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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
rituals
secret societies
wall paintings
calabash carvings
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gptkbp:usedIn
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gptkb:storytelling
gptkb:Nsibidi_art
folk
initiation ceremonies
court cases
love letters
masquerade performances
Ekpe society rituals
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gptkbp:writingSystem
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pictographic
ideographic
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Efik
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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