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, a See also:district of See also:British See also:West See also:Africa, on the See also:lower See also:Niger immediately above the See also:delta, and mainly on the eastern See also:bank of the See also:river
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The See also:chief See also:town, frequently called by the same name (more correctly See also:Abo or Aboh), lies on a See also:creek which falls into the See also:main stream about 150 M. from its mouth and contains from 6000 to 8000 inhabitants
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The Ibo are a strong well-built See also:Negro See also:race
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Their See also:women are distinguished by their embonpoint
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The See also:language of the Ibo is one of the most widely spoken on the lower Niger
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Schon began its reduction in 1841, and in 1861 he published a See also:grammar (Oku Ibo Grammatical Elements, See also:London, See also: |
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