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A Look At Nsibidi: The Long Lost Nigerian Writing
Nsibidi is an ancient system of graphic communication indigenous to the Ejagham peoples of southeastern Nigeria and southwestern Cameroon in the Cross River region. It is also used by Ibibio, Efik and Igbo peoples. Aesthetically compelling and encoded, nsibidi does not correspond to any one spoken language. It is an ideographic script whose symbols refer to abstract concepts, actions or things and whose use facilitates communication among peoples speaking different languages.
Nsibidi comprises nearly a thousand symbols that can be drawn in the air (as gestures), on the ground, on skin (as tattoos), on houses and on art forms, such as masks and textiles. Though it is enjoyed as an artistic practice by the general public, deeper knowledge of the nsibidi symbols is restricted to members of men's associations, which once controlled trade and maintained social and political order. Nsibidi continues to inspire the work of many Nigerian contemporary artists such as Victor Ekpuk.
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Igbo Grammar - Igbo or Ibo? Which one is correct and how is it pronounced? Spoiler: It's 'Igbo'. The white colonialists could not pronounce 'GB' in the way locals do, hence they butchered it to "Ibo".
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Ogbo: Sharing Life in an African Village
A profile of contemporary Nigerian village life is seen through the eyes of Obioma, a young girl who explains how she and other children find fellowship and support within her ogbo, a family-like community of people her own age. What is most endearing about "Ogbo" pronounced (Orbo), is that the 'system' represents ALL FOR ONE and ONE FOR ALL. It is an authentic anthropology and must be al least 30,000 generations or 60,000 years old - in the region of the 'Chad Basin, Niger River, Congo
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You can develop new habits that work for you at any point in your life
(via bambalouni) #Praxis #Culture
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Narrow-Minded - "not willing to accept opinions, beliefs, behaviors, etc. that are unusual or different from one's own : not open-minded." - "a defining characteristic of humans in the early 21st century"
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Eisa (エイサ) - a folk dance originating from the Okinawa Islands, Japan (video)
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Summary of the book ‘How to win friends and influence people’
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When European and US politicians say “the world stands united”, they refer to a tiny fraction of the worlds population. 85%+ of the world wants to have nothing to do with this new iteration of colonialism.
