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EFIK LANGUAGE
ORIGIN
As it is always implied, the origin of any language must be related to the origin of its people.
In the same vein, the origin of the Efik language is related to the origin of the efik people-THE ORIENT. late Rev. Hugh Goldie (Missionary) had made some useful tentative suggestions as to the philosophical affinites of the Efik by drawing attention to the similarity between it and the semitic language and also its relationship with the Syro-Arabic and the Hebrew language. ALL the languge families: sernific, Hebrews and Syro-Arabic herein referred to belong to one parent family, since semite (semitic) embraces any of the groups or races that include the Hebrew, Arabs, Phoenicians and Assyrians. The Efiks are originally orriental and so is their language and so they often claim, EFIK EDI MBAKARA" ie "The Efiks are whitemen"
Below is a list of words and names to show the similarities between some oriental words and Names with those of the efiks.
| EFIK & ASIAN WORDS - SIMILARITIES |
| ENGLISH |
EFIK |
ASIAN |
REMARKS |
Bush
Take
Place
Water
Love
Hollow
Husband
Axe
Self/Body
Sorround
Go
Bend
Eye |
Ikot
Da
Ebiet
Mmon
Ima
Aba
Ebe
Ekuri
Idem
kuk
Ka
Nuk
Enyin |
kots
Ada
Beth
May
Mai
Babah
Bei
Kur
Idem
Hug
Ga
Nuk(angle)
Ayin |
Hebrew
Sanskirt
Hebrew
Egyptian
Egyptian
Hebrew
Hebrew
Hebrew&Sanskirt
Latin
Hebrew
Sanskirt
Hebrew; Nook (Goth)
Phoenician |
(More are there as recorded by Goldie and Akak).
| EFIK & ASIAN NAMES - SIMILARITIES |
| ASIAN |
EFIK |
REFERENCES - OLDTESTAMENT(BIBLE) |
Adaiah
Adah
Ahira
Abiah
Abishua
Ain
Anem
Canaan
Aphik
Agag
Ard
Etam
Adam
Attai
Ephraim |
Adiaha
Ada
Ayira
Abia
Edisua/Adisua
Ani
Andem/Ndem
Canaan(Calabar)
Efik
Akak
Arit, Ared, Aret
Itam
Adam/Edem
Attai
Ephraim |
1 Ch. 6:41
Gen. 36:2
Num. 10:27
1 chr. 7:8; 1chr.6:28
1chr. 6:50
Num. 34:11
1chr.6:73
Genesis 36:6
Judges 1:31
1 sam. 15:32
Joshua 12:14
1 chr. 4:32
Gen. 2:19
1chr 2;35,36
Jer. 31:6 |
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