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, 2019 This paper presents a description and analysis of logophoric pronouns in Ibibio. I show that Ibibio logophors, although they behave in most respects like typical logophoric pronouns in West African languages, obey Shift Together like shifted indexicals.
Lydia Newkirk, Newkirk, Lydia
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Length and syllable weight in Ibibio
Studies in African Linguistics, 1999 This paper presents a study of segment length and its relationship to the syllable in Ibibio, a Lower Cross language spoken in Nigeria. Syllable structure processes such as consonant lengthening, lenition, vowel lengthening and truncation all occur to ...
Eno-Abasi E. Urua
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REVISITING THE NIGERIAN CIVIL WAR: THE ROLE OF THE IBIBIO IN THE COLLAPSE OF BIAFRA, 1967-1970
International Studies Journal, 2022 The civil war in Nigeria (6 th July – 15th January, 1970) involved the Eastern region and the Federal government. The Ibibio (an ethnic nationality in the Eastern region) rather than fight on the side of the Eastern region (Biafra), fought on side of ...
GODWIN STEPHEN EMAH +1 more
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Verb and predicate coordination in Ibibio [PDF]
, 2019 This paper reports on the ‘and’-word nyʌ́ŋ in Ibibio verbal coordination. Like En- glish and, Ibibio possesses morphologically invariant coordinators linking NPs, PPs, and CPs. However, these cannot coordinate verbs and predicates, unlike and in English.
Duncan, Philip T. +2 more
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A Contrastive Study of the Ibibio and Igbo Sound Systems
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2018 This research strives to contrast the consonant phonemes, vowel phonemes and tones ofIbibio and Igbo in order to describe their similarities and differences. The researcher adoptedthe descriptive method, and relevant data on the phonology of the two languages weregathered and analyzed within the framework of CA before making predictions andconclusions.
God'spower Etim
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Coverage and determinants of infant postnatal care in Nigeria: A population-based cross-sectional study. [PDF]
Pediatr InvestigThere is a large variation in coverage of infant postnatal care (PNC) coverage at the state and regional levels in Nigeria. Individual‐level characteristics associated with infant PNC attendance included facility delivery, greater maternal education, maternal employment, urban residence, female head of household, and greater wealth.
Egbewale BE +3 more
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Intersectional analysis of intimate partner violence against Nigerian nurses in the United States
New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, Volume 2023, Issue 180, Page 25-37, Winter 2023., 2023 Abstract Intimate partner violence (IPV) against Nigerian nurses in the US is a complex issue intersecting gender, occupation, culture, economics, and migration. This study adopts an intersectional feminist and adult learning framework to explore the causes and potential solutions. Drawing on a thematic analysis of ten media reports and commentaries on
Taiwo Isaac Olatunji +1 more
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What drives support for separatism? Exposure to conflict and relative ethnic size in Biafra, Nigeria
Nations and Nationalism, Volume 29, Issue 4, Page 1228-1252, October 2023., 2023 Abstract What determines support for separatist movements in Africa? The past two decades have seen a rise in separatism across Africa, including renewed Nigeria's Igbo Biafran nationalism. While a large body of work has focused on the behaviour of African separatist movements themselves, less work has examined the correlates of popular support for ...
Jacob S Lewis
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International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 159, Issue 1, Page 263-269, October 2022., 2022 Abstract Objective To explore the role of transportation in seeking emergency obstetric care among women with obstetric complications. Methods A mixed‐methods design. The study population comprised women aged 15–49 years who had experience direct obstetric complications and were attending the health facility for care at the time of this study.
Mandu S. Ekpenyong +2 more
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Caesarean section rate in Nigeria between 2013 and 2018 by obstetric risk and socio‐economic status
Tropical Medicine &International Health, Volume 26, Issue 7, Page 775-788, July 2021., 2021 Abstract Objectives Caesarean section (CS) can be life‐saving for both mother and child, but in Nigeria the CS rate remains low, at 2.7% of births. We aimed to estimate the rate of CS and early neonatal mortality in Nigeria according to obstetric risk and socio‐economic background and to identify factors associated with CS.
Sofia Berglundh +3 more
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