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abodom

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[LLH] noun a wooden gong, usually made from a section of a tree trunk

abọm

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[LHLL] noun cannon

adikpo

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[HLL] noun sweat

adun̄wan̄

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[LHF] noun yawn

akueere

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[LHHHH] noun compound (gen. a large one with people living in it, the term suggests a rich man’s compound)

ayiit

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[HHH] noun a kind of large bush rat which tunnels in the ground

bagha

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[HH] verb, transitive waste

bere

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[LH] verb, intransitive lean against, lean on(for help)

bet

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

biere

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[LLH] verb, intransitive; verb, transitive stop, cease, conclude,; tv bring to conclusion; decide

biime

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[HHH] verb, transitive ask, ask for

biommo

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[LLH] verb, transitive rev. of biom put down what one has been carrying on the head

da

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[L] verb shine (of sun or moon)

deeme

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[LLH] verb, transitive share, divide among

duaha

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[HHH] verb, transitive swoosh, shake, rinse water around in the mouth or bottle.

dọn̄dong

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[L] verb, transitive send, send for, send to (a person or a message), send for a nefarious purpose, pl esp instigate stimulate a desire in, cause longing in

ebu

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[LL] noun kind of large edible white termite which makes huge hills.

ekpa

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[LL] noun tomach; a bag-like object esp one containing air; a musical instrument of the accordian type; a kind of thumb piano made of wood of calabash with metal keys; a play in which the thumb piano is used.

esagha

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[LHH] noun mockery.

ete

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[LH] noun father, old man, respectful address or reference to a man.

etʌk

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[LL] noun small; few; a little bit; smallness.

ewịraewira

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[LLL] noun a flowing gown, usually worn by women.

fiime

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[HHH] verb, transitive torture.

foop

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[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.

fịbefibe

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[LL] verb, transitive hold something in the mouth or between the lips without biting down.

fịppefippe

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[HHH] verb, transitive remove from the mouth what one has been sucking or holding there.

ibe

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[LF] adjective become unsalted, unseasoned; become deficient.

idan̄idang

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[HH] noun lice (pl. of ndaN).

idektrik

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[LHL] noun electricity

idet

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[HF] noun hair (on the head or growing densely as on the head).

idian̄idiang

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[HF] noun cricket

idiọn̄idiong

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[HHF] noun divination; a society devoted to divining, fortune telling.

ikpa

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[HH] noun whip; cane; belt

ikọtikot

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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

inan

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[HH] noun deafness; deaf man

iwuot

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[HHL] noun head; memory; sake, behalf

koot

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[HH] verb, transitive pull up, hoist up, draw in (as in a fishing net)

kpa

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[H] verb, transitive die perish; become exhausted, overcome; fade; heal

kpenne

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[HH] verb, transitive soil, dirty.

kpom

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[H] ideophone sound of the fallof an enamel cup

kpoịkpoi

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[LL] verb, intransitive bark, growl (of a dog); speak in an angry or pompous manner

kpuubo

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[LLH] verb, intransitive become tough, hard (of meat, rubber, wood); become difficult (of a task)

kpuum

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

kpʌnn̄ọkpunngo

[LH] verb, transitive pull down the lower eye lid to show triumph, to mock

kpịkkọkpiko

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

kpịran̄kpirang

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[HH] ideophone sound of the fall of a knife or spoon, or of an enamel plate

kpọikpoi

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[HH] verb, transitive cut off the end of a periwinkle ( a kind of mollusk) so the fish can be sucked out.

kọọkkook

[HH] verb, transitive cure, heal, perform juju for curing and certain other purposes (implies grinding medicine)

kọọpkoop

[HH] verb, transitive hang (on a hook, peg, line); spread out to dry; hook, link, lock, entangle (pl. of kọp [L])

mbai

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[LHH] noun limb (of an animal); hoof; nails

mbamba

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[LLLH] noun cowrie shell

mbiet

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[HHH] noun weeds, grass

mbʌtmbut

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[HH] noun thick porridge

mkpaatʌkmkpaatuk

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[LHLH] noun burnt wood; the burnt wood left on the ground after a piece of farmland has been burned for planting

mkpap itit

[LF HL] noun skin of the vagina

mkpeti

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[HLH] noun trouble, problem, ruckus, commotion

mkpetịmutakmkpetimutak

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

mkpọmkpo

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[HH] noun thing, something; matter event. This is one of the most productive words in Ibibio, it serves as any unspecified subject or object

mkpọk etomkpok eto

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[LF LL] noun a childrens game in which sticks are passed around quickly and players try not to accumulate them

nditọn̄nditong

[HHF] noun eczema

ndutən̄ọndutengo

[HHHH] noun a corner inside a house

nti

[HF] adjective good, genuine

ntịtuukpuumntituukpuum

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

nyiik

[HH] verb, transitive shake, bounce a person as on a couch

nyiik

[HH] verb, intransitive whine (of a child)

nyịmmenyimme

[LH] verb, transitive squeeze (a fruit, a wet cloth). press (oil from ayop), milk

nyọọnyoo

[LHL] noun a kind of imported fish, herring

nʌn̄n̄ọnungngo

[HH] verb, intransitive become sweet, delicious, tasty, enjoyable (of food or drink only)

n̄kọkọtngkokot

[LLL] noun a boil on the finger or toe

n̄kọn̄ngkong

[HF] noun leaf; in its narrowest sense the term applies to leaves that are distributed along a stem in such a way that a person can remove several of them at a time by running his hand along the stem

n̄kọpngkop

[LH] noun oyster

n̄n̄wangngwa

[HF] noun second-born daughter

n̄wọọmngwoom

[HH] verb, transitive taunt, sneer at; makean open-eye, make a face, stick out the tongue, to say it serves you right, I told you

saan̄asaanga

[LLH] verb, intransitive wander around, walk about (pl. of san̄a)

se

[H] pronoun what, who which

sia

[HL] conjunction since (time, cause), because

sịm sim

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

taagha

[LLH] verb, intransitive tattered, threadbare (pl. of tara)

tep

[L] ideophone describes water falling drop by drop

tiip

[HH] verb, transitive pierce through, make a hole, carve out (pl. of tịp)

tua

[HH] verb, intransitive weep, cry

tọktok

[L] verb, transitive curse, use abusive words

tọttot

[L] verb, transitive warn against; give information, inform

udʌn̄udung

[HF] noun mortar

ufia

[LHH] noun right (direction)

ufịkufik

[HF] noun smell, odor

ukarakpa

[HHHH] noun a creature (fish? serpent?) which stretches the whole length of a river or sea

un̄wanaungwana

[LLH] noun earning a living; struggling

usʌn̄usung

[LL] noun fufu, anything pounded for fufu, anything cut with the fingers from a mass and swallowed in balls along with afere (soup)

uwam

[LH] noun fishhook

waya

[LH] verb, intransitive sneeze

wot

[L] verb, transitive kill

wʌtwut

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

yogho

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

yuu

[HL] ideophone describes something that passes by very fast

yịkyik

[L] verb, transitive doubt, surprise

yịnyin

[H] noun child, offspring

yịtyit

[H] verb, transitive attach, put together, fasten, lock, hang (from a point, or curtains, tie on so that it may hang)

yọọmyoom

[LL] verb, transitive cook a very small quantity of rich afere (soup) (until it is very hot) (pl. of jọk)

yọọrọyooro

[HHH] verb, transitive dance with specific steps, dance a specific dance, generally a leisurely a dance with outstretched arms