Talk:Akwa Ibom
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Ibibio and Annang are really very slightly different dialects of the same language. In fact, Ibibio and Efik (spoken in the neighbouring Cross River State) are dialects of the same language, also, though the difference is bigger. Speakers of all these dialects can understand each other with minimal difficulty. The reason these dialects are commonly described as different languages (and the reason the old Cross River State had to be split in two) is that the "South-South" region of Nigeria is "an atomistic society, perpetually at war with itself", as a former Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar once put it.
[edit] Other Prominent States
"Uyo is the capital of Akwa Ibom State. Ikot Ekpene, Abak, Eket, Ibeno are some other prominent towns in Akwa Ibom State."
