Nsibidi is an ancient writing system that has been in use for centuries in Southeastern Nigeria by the indigenous peoples, such as the Ejagham, Ibibio-Efik, and Igbo. Its origins can be traced back to around 400 AD, although some believe it’s even older.
Nsibidi symbols were traditionally used for various purposes, including communication, religious practices, recording historical information, and conveying messages with hidden meanings.
Nsibidi is an ideographic script, which means it represents meanings using characters rather than having an alphabet where letters represent phonetic sounds. In this aspect it is similar to writing systems like Chinese.
On this page, we had hosted resources for those interested in learning Neo-Nsibidi. However, these have been removed as we were informed that the creator and principal developer of the Neo-Nsibidi script, Chiadikobi Nwaubani (of Odensibiri and Ukpuru), is undertaking an extensive revision of the script.
To support this exciting development and give Chiadikobi the space to refine and improve Neo-Nsibidi, we have decided to archive the information previously shared here. This step ensures that future resources will reflect the updated script, more closely aligned with the ancient Nsibidi traditions and the developer’s evolving vision.
We look forward to sharing the revised Neo-Nsibidi materials as they become available. Thank you for your understanding and continued interest in this remarkable script!
7 responses to “A full list of Nsibidi and Akagu Resources”
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I am happy about this, but couldnโt download much of the resource materialsโฆ
Ndewo Mark, I’m sorry to hear that you had difficulty downloading them. Please try here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1bHvpRFuxPKlpjVvONBrWBzUmMtS4UJWH?usp=share_link
Chukwu gozie gi!
Dalu, nu, but some essential words like na, ma, makwa, the characters are very intricate, time consuming for such short words and those words are really vital in Igbo, if it was among the new nsibidi maybe it should be reviewed
Is the revised script available for download?
Not yet unfortunately. But we will do our best to share when it becomes available.