The Sayings of the Wise: Ibibio Proverbs and Idioms

This book contains a collection of meaningful and inspirational proverbs and idioms from the people of Ibibio. The Ibibio are a people of southeastern Nigeria. The Ibibio have lived in the Cross River area of modern day Nigeria for several hundred years, and while written information about them only exists in colonial records from the late 19th century on, oral traditions have them in the region much earlier than this. "Ibio-ibio" means short or brief and doesn't have anything to do with he...