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4000-5000 BC or at least 170AD: that's one hell of a range
[edit]I think the article needs some better sourcing for the very early claim. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.254.31.36 (talk) 16:01, 12 December 2010 (UTC)
- I agree it gives no solid evedence, and shouldn't say so without it.--J intela (talk) 11:53, 2 February 2011 (UTC)
Worse, the refs actually say ca. 3000 BC to ca. AD 1600; the earlier date is dubious and the latter date relies on synthesis. — kwami (talk) 12:44, 2 February 2011 (UTC)
August 2011 dispute
[edit]The neutrality dispute can be found here: Wikipedia:Dispute_resolution_noticeboard#Nsibidi.2C_Igbo_language.2C_Efik_language. Ukabia - talk 21:15, 21 August 2011 (UTC)
"There are thousands of nsibidi symbols, of which over 500 have been recorded"?
[edit]So why are the majority not being recorded? --ExperiencedArticleFixer (talk) 00:04, 18 July 2020 (UTC)
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Why still write articles about this?
[edit]Nsibidi is a thousands years old symbols, why still talk about it? Wmbata2 (talk) 16:43, 7 April 2026 (UTC)
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