The Ibibio language is likely to be among the mother tongue of the ancient proto-Bantu nation. They belong to Annang, Eket, Oron, Igbo, Efik and a conglomeration of some prominent ethnic groups.

The Ibibio Union also foresees the unification of one nation during the colonial era in Nigeria, hence the demand of the British to be recognised as a sovereign nation (Noah, 1988).

The Ibibio do share personal names, culture, cuisine, and traditions with the Annang, Efik, Eket, Oron and Ibeno, and many others and they speak similar (dialects) languages that are more or less mutually comprehensible.

Ibibio refers to an ethnic and a linguistic name. The Ibibio people all talk and communicate using Ibibio. The diversity in dialect of the different Ibibio groups is mostly due to the territorial seclusion experienced over an extended length of time.

The growth of population and the increase in the area that has been occupied reduce linguistic homogeneity. When there is less The interaction, the Ibibio speakers will develop variations of the language.

Ibibio origin is very hypothetical and diverse. They could be one of the first inhabitants of Nigeria. It is known that they got to their current home about 7000 B.C.. The Ibibio are not understood to have arrived where they are presently seated at what time.

The Ibibios settled in their current place after two directions on the east and West, after leaving Cameroon through emigration. One of the large groups arrived in Nigeria through an overland process and settled at Ibom in Arochukwu.