Ibibio English

[HHH] adjective new

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[HHHH] noun cold, cattarrh

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[HLHL] noun lungs

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[LLL] noun thunder

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[LL] noun cross the fingers

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[LHL] noun priest

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[LHDH] noun left-handed person

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[L] verb, transitive count, reckon, esteem

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[H] verb, intransitive; verb, transitive speak, say, tell, mean, intend

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[L] noun term of address used betwee men of equal age and status, its use generally implies intimacy, it is occasionally used to address a stranger and is currently used by young girls although this latter is considered improper by men

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[L] verb, intransitive fall in drops, rain

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[HH] verb, transitive test, examine, measure, weigh

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[HHH] verb, transitive to lose, throw away

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[HLL] noun tongue.

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[HF] noun a kind of fish, good to eat.

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[HF] noun buttocks, anus; bottom.

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[HF] noun leopard or any of the big cats; a mens society so named from the way they use drums to imitate the sound of a leopard.

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[LH] noun rat, mouse (gen term).

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

noun copulation

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[LL] noun millipede.

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[LHHH] noun a loan

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[LLLL] noun state of numbness or sleep in the limbs; state of being shrivelled from immersion in water.

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

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

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[LH] noun a tiny fragrant leaf used to season soup.

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[LH] adjective dwarf, small in size, left over

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[HH] noun a set of five yams

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[LL] noun tail

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[LHLLL] number six

(Igbo) isii

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[HH] noun hip joint

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[HH] verb, intransitive show off, become pompous

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[H] verb, transitive agree to, be willing to; run errands opt w utom message, errand, work

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[LL] number one

(Igbo) otu

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[LL] verb, transitive become resistant, obstinate (of a person, an animal); become difficult (of work, a person)

Speaker: Itoro Ituen

[H] verb, transitive crack (nut, palm kernels) with a stone

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[HH] verb, transitive lose ones temper and take some action (decide to do something or become stubborn), act in a fit of anger.

Speaker: itoro ituen

[H] verb, transitive pay

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[HH] verb, transitive plead, plead with, entreat.

Speaker: Itoro Ituen

[H] verb, transitive greet, thank, congratulate, express

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[HHH] noun race

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[HD] interjection please

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[LL] noun scar, welt

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[HH] verb, transitive insult; disobey, disregard

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[HLHLHL] noun armpit

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[HLLHL] noun armpit

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[HH HL] noun outer part of the vagina - labia majora

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[HHH] noun waste material left after sifting or straining something dry (esp cassava)

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[LLLLH HLL] noun a pool of water

Speaker: Itoro Ituen

[HHL] noun a kind of plant with small bitter fruits

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[H.HL] noun sandfly

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[HHH HL] noun shin

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[LHH] noun piece

Speaker: Itoro Ituen

[LH] noun yesterday (in a context of past), tomorrow (in a context of future), (loosely) two or three days in the past or future.

Speaker: Itoro Ituen

[LHH] noun wheel (bare without a tire)

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[HD] interj. yes

[LHL] adjective without response

[LL] conjunction and, with

[LLH] verb, transitive see clearly, discern

[HHHH] noun a metal, tray

[LHH] noun yam stake, a stick placed in the ground for the yam plant to climb on

[HLL] noun prickly heat

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

[HHH] noun a freshwater swamp where raffia palms grow

[LLLH] noun evening (dusk till dawn) (var. mbubịre)

[HLLH] noun ant

[LLL] noun a kind of basket used for catching fish or crabs, small ones are made of palm fronds, large ones of cane

[HH] noun the sour orange

[HH] verb, intransitive be itchy, scratchy

[LH] verb, transitive open the eyes wide (to show seriousness and thus make a child comply)

[HHHH] noun bell, clock, hour

[LLLL] noun rust

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

[HH] verb, intransitive to be clean; to acquit, find innocent

[L] verb, transitive select, select out, sort out

[H] verb, transitive choke, cause choking (as water in the windpipe)

[H] verb, intransitive walk with small quick half running steps as when carrying a heavy load

[HH] verb, intransitive walk in a slow, lazy, sloppy, or stealthy manner

[LL] verb, transitive put down, set down (a pot on the fire); cook, boil, prepare afere (soup) (pl. of tem)

[H] verb, transitive cut bush, clear bush

[HD] noun grandfather

[F] noun tea

[HH] verb, transitive praise, flatter, play up to

[L] verb, transitive taste liquid, take a sip, sip

[HH] verb, transitive touch; fig affect

[L] verb, transitive taste liquid, take a sip, sip

[HH] verb, transitive eat a little bit at a time, pick up and eat tiny bits of food (such as grains of rice), pick tiny leaves

[H] verb, transitive to contribute

[LH] noun birth mark

[LHH] noun fifth-born son

[LLL HHL] noun fourth-born son

[LLHH] noun cloaca of a chicken, hindquarters of a chicken (?)

[LH] noun cssave fufu, it has no smell due to being well soaked before cooking

[LHF] noun your grandfather

[LL] noun covering on the surface of something (skin on soup, tarnish on metal, fungus)

[LHH] noun a kind of frog

[HH] noun ear

[LHLHL] interjection a sound made to cheer or mock someone

[LHH] adjective empty, wasted, devoid of purpose

[HHL] noun your kinsman

[HHH] noun any insect which pinches

[LLH] verb, intransitive digest