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Nsibidi plays a central role in the Nsibidi Script Series of fantasy novels (Akata Witch, Akata Warrior, and Akata Woman) written by Nnedi Okorafor. Nsibidi was the inspiration for the Wakandan writing system shown in the 2018 film Black Panther. [21] Nsibidi symbols were also featured in its sequel, Wakanda Forever. [22]
It is written in the Roman script as well as the Nsibidi formalized ideograms, which is used by the Ekpe society and Okonko fraternity but is no longer widely used. [149] Nsibidi ideography existed among the Igbo before the 16th century but died out after it became popular among secret societies, who made Nsibidi a secret form of communication ...
The Ekoi language is one of the Ekoid languages, a Bantoid language in the Niger–Congo dialect cluster. The Ekoi are the likely creators of the Nsibidi script, a script which can be seen in many surviving artifacts found in the areas inhabited by the Ekoi/Ejagham people, and which roughly translates into "cruel letters".
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Nsibidi is a system of symbols indigenous to what is now southeastern Nigeria. While there remains no commonly accepted exact date of origin, most researchers agree that use of the earliest symbols date back between the 5th and 15th centuries.
Akata Witch (retitled What Sunny Saw in the Flames in Nigeria and the UK) is a 2011 young adult fantasy novel [1] written by Nigerian American author Nnedi Okorafor. [2] It was nominated for the Andre Norton Award [3] and it is the first novel in her The Nsibidi Scripts series; it is followed by two sequels, Akata Warrior (2017) [4] and Akata Woman (2022).
Akata Woman is a 2022 young adult fantasy novel by Nigerian American author Nnedi Okorafor. [1] [2] It is the sequel to Akata Witch and Akata Warrior and the third book in her The Nsibidi Script series.
Akata Warrior (retitled Sunny and the Mystery of Osisi in Nigeria and the UK) is a 2017 young adult fantasy novel by Nigerian American writer Nnedi Okorafor. [1] It is a sequel to Akata Witch (2011) and the second book in her The Nsibidi Scripts series; it's followed by Akata Woman (2022). [2]