This article examines the aspects of extra-mundane communication (sacrifice, libation, ritual and invocation) in Adim New Yam Festival from an ethno-communicative perspective. Extra-mundane communication establishes a link between the living and the dead which is an important aspect of Adim traditional and cultural life in particular and Africa in general. This study examines the communicative imports and significance of extra-mundane communication that takes place during the Adim New Yam Festival. The article argues that extra-mundane communication at the festival is not just a sociocultural event but also an avenue to link the living to the world beyond. The study reveals that this form of communication signifies thanksgiving, appreciation, invitation, strengthening of relationship, attention calling and acknowledgement of the ancestors during the new yam festival. It shows that extra-mundane communication, though employed in most occasions in Adim, have their contextual meanings and are understood based on the belief system of Adim. This study, therefore, serves as a pointer to the Adim worldview.
Vol. 1, No 2, pp. 45-52.