Ibibio English

[HHL HF] noun town, village

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[HH] noun flesh

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[HHL] noun sexual organ of snail

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[HHH] noun kind, sort, type, lineage

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[LH] subj, obj. pronoun he, she, it, him, her, it

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[LL] noun jar, jug for storage of water

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[HHHH] adjective male (used with all animal names except those few which have a special word for the male); yielding little, unproductive

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[L] verb, transitive join a society, undergo the initiation for a society

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[LH] verb, intransitive belch

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[HH] verb, intransitive fall off, snap off, drop off (e.g. a ripe or dead fruit), fall off/out (e.g. hair, teeth)

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[L] verb, transitive lean something against, place against

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[HL] noun yam

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[HH] verb, transitive pain, hurt; sicken

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[HHH] verb, intransitive become cooked, done(of food)

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[HH] verb, intransitive; verb, transitive resemble, appear to, seem to, seem

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[H] verb, transitive break

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[LLH] verb, transitive answer a question, answer a call(in the latter case only used negatively, i.e. fail to answer a call)

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[LH] verb, intransitive fierce, brave, valiant, dare, become hot, burn (of pepper), become sarp, function work (of medicine, magic)

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[LH] interrogative adverb how? in what way?

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[LH] verb, intransitive become quiet, calm, lonely (of a place, of wind or water)

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[HH] verb, transitive light, kindle

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[HL] verb, transitive strain, filter skim

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[HF] noun a place set aside for something esp a fireplace; a focal place.

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[LHH] noun a kind of bitter fruit taken like kola, bitter kola, Garcinia kola (Dalziel).

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[HH] noun phantom, ghost of ancestors. in traditional government, the police arm, now a society (to which nearly all the men belong) which has masquerades at various times of year such as the turning of the year and the harvest of new yam.

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[LHH] noun copulation.

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[HF] noun cattle, bovine.

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[LL] noun eulogy.

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[LL] noun court, council meeting.

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[LHHL] noun rheumatism.

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[H] verb, transitive overlook, let off, let go, forgive.

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[L] verb, intransitive dodge, duck, move aside, move away, move out of the way; tv dodge.

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[LL] verb, transitive remove water with a bowl from where it is not wanted (esp bail out a boat), scoop liquid from one container to another.

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[HHL] noun crazyness, mad person.

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[LL] noun extra-marital sex.

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[HH] noun skin, leather, anything worn around the waist, a belt (esp. a covering of beads around the waist (many strings of beads worn together)); a razor strop

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[HHF] noun mouth

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[HH] verb, transitive pick at, scratch, dig out, bore a hole, curve out, force ones way into (gen some effort is required)

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[H] verb, transitive pierce, stab, sew

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[HH] verb, transitive become puckered (of the mouth from acid, of the hands from immersion in water).

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[HH] ideophone sound of a palm kernel or ekOm nut when it is cracked with a stone; sound made by snapping the fingers; sound made in a gun when it fails to fire because the powder is wet.

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[LH] verb, transitive lift something very heavy and of huge girth requiring both arms around it; try to carry something heavier than one is capable of, take on more than one can manage

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[LH] verb, intransitive become near, stay near; approach

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[L] verb, intransitive fail to come about, fail to materialize; fail to carry out

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[HH] ideophone sound of abodom being played with bamboo sticks in sending a message

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[HH] verb, transitive become contrary (es. to show off)

[HH] verb, transitive loosen, untie, unwrap, unfasten, dismantle (plural of kpọk)

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[HH] verb, transitive cut palm fruit from the cluster when there are very few remaining

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[HHH] verb, transitive push aside with disdain, postpone, shake off responsibility

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[LL] ideophone sound of something very light falling on the ground

Speaker: itoro ituen

[L] ideophone sound made by a heavy round object such as a coconut or palm fruit cluster when it falls to the ground

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[LH] verb, intransitive hang, hang on, snag; become hooked on; become bent; pick at, bicker, harass; become a responsibility

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[LLLH] noun centipede

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[HHH] noun shreds, particle

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[HH] verb, transitive; verb, intransitive ignore, delay in responding

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[LLH] verb, transitive swallow (pl. of men)

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[HH] noun cheek

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[LH] noun grace, favour

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[LLHDH] noun a kind of small white mushroom

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[HHLHL] noun a kind of insect (similar to millipede)

Speaker: Itoro Ituen

[HH HL] noun eyebrow

[HHHH] noun a dish of ground beans with oil, pepper and other condiment steamed in leaves (Yoruba)

[LH] verb, transitive open the eyes wide (in surprise because something is in the eye, to scare someone)

[LHD] noun a kind of fruit tree, its fruits have a brownish cover, firm orange or white flesh, and a big seed, cola rostrata

[HLL] noun shadow

[LH] verb, intransitive converse, tell, inform

[HH] noun descendants

[LH] numeral third, three

[LL] noun the area around the ears and under the jaw

[HHLLLL] noun a kind of large forest bird, eagle, it can beat the air with its wings and make a great noise

[LLH] verb, transitive smell, sniff

[LLLL] noun a large bird with long colorful feathers, it lives near the river; a play connected with ekpe society, by the old men of the society, many drums are used

[LHH] adjective wasted, empty, not being put to use, free

[LHL] noun crybaby, a person who cries at every little thing

[HHH] noun thorn, splinter, nail (fastener), needle

[LLL] noun a boil on the finger or toe

[LLHL] noun a kind of edible snail, small with a lightweight shell

[LLH] verb, transitive give (pl. of nọ)

[L] verb, transitive reach, get to, arrive at

[H] verb, transitive speak to, talk to, say, tell; rebuke, reprove often

[H] verb, transitive cut bush, clear bush

[HHH] verb, intransitive, verb, transitive whistle

[HH] verb, transitive touch; fig affect

[LL] numeral second

[LH] noun birth mark

[LHDH] noun fourth-born son

[LHH] noun slap

[HLL] adverb completely

[HF] noun a kind of tree with soft wood, probably Alstonia congensis (Dalziel)

[HF] noun soul, spirit (of a living person)

[LLL] numeral four

[HF] noun day, twenty-four hours

[HF HF] adverb slowly, carefully

[HH] noun ear

[LH] noun fishhook

[LL] verb, transitive lend; borrow

[H] verb, transitive cause a desire in, a craving for, a longing for

[HH] verb, intransitive, verb, transitive move about, become restless, fidget; move about, wriggle

[HH] verb, transitive cause choking, dizziness

[HHH] verb, transitive shake liquid in a bowl to distribute it evenly over the surface