Comments on naijablog: Nsibidi

Now that is what i have been looking for. I plan t...

2012-01-05T17:31:07.360+01:00

Now that is what i have been looking for.
I plan to do more research on nsibidi
and also study it and be adept at it.

Its amazing how little is known about the igbos and other ancient people.

For one what is truly the origin of Biafra?

Nsibidi is taught as art at my University.

2009-12-01T01:14:55.803+01:00

Nsibidi is taught as art at my University.

Thanks for this post Jeremy.I think Nsibidi should...

2008-12-11T15:15:00.000+01:00

Thanks for this post Jeremy.

I think Nsibidi should be taught to ALL students. Sankofa is for everybody. It seems that this era of change is becoming something which we are growing in awareness of the true nature of the human race and its destiny as a whole.

My wife is Igbo and she suggests that the actual name is Nsi dibia, meaning "signs of the dibia." If it is Efik Mutanda what does it translate to in Efik. Eli Bentor has documented the Egbe or Ekpe society and what he presents is the notion that the barriers present in Nigeria were not existent in the past. In his opinion it was not secret until recent times, ie. ante-Biafra.

In the book "Foundations of Igbo Studies" by Louis Nnamdi Oraka there are 41 symbols some of which are present on the diagram you show and some which are not. The entire row of symbols with forks, tables, etc. is not listed at all.

nsibidi isnt igbo. the word isn't even igbo. it is...

2007-05-03T21:05:00.000+01:00

nsibidi isnt igbo. the word isn't even igbo. it is efik

I believe this could be the writing of the lost Ig...

2007-04-24T14:58:00.000+01:00

I believe this could be the writing of the lost Igbo tribe. I will research more into this script writing.

Nsibidi? Igbo writing?

2007-04-23T22:07:00.000+01:00

Nsibidi? Igbo writing?

I like the suggestion of nsibidi being taught to a...

2007-04-23T00:08:00.000+01:00

I like the suggestion of nsibidi being taught to art students.

I have always wondered why there weren't more african languages written in script of some kind. Now, I realize we just haven't searched hard enough for them.

Thanks for spotlighting nsibidi. I am curious about it ....