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abaak

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[LHH] adjective young, not full grown

adufuut

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[HLHL] noun lungs

afe

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[LH] noun meeting place

akikere

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[HHHH] noun thought, meditation, hope, expectation, consideration, care

aku

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[LHL] noun priest

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)

awuen

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[LHH] noun needle

ayan̄ayang

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[HF] noun a broom made from oil palm fronds stripped of their leaves and tied in a bunch, it is generally used for sweeping the house

ban

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

bat

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[H] verb, intransitive become thickened (e.g. broth thickened by flavor); become dirty (e.g. cloths or water)

bekke

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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)

besịn

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[HL] noun a metail basin used for storing and carrying food and water(borrowed from English basin)

biyo

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[LH] verb, transitive pass, pass by, cross

buuk

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[LL] verb, transitive bury

bọkịt

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[HL] noun headtie

bọn̄bong

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[L] verb, intransitive call, shout (at), scream (at), cry out

dia

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[HH] verb, transitive eat

dienne

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[HHH] verb, transitive cause disgust

duak

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[LL] verb, transitive boast

ekọn̄ekong

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[HH] noun war; a society which celebrates past war glories, joining the society was possible at one time only for a man who had taken several heads, now it is done symbolically.

esʌkesuk

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[HF] noun shore, harbor, port.

feere

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[HHH] verb, intransitive become thin, light in weight, lightened (of a load); become light on the feet, sprightly.

fem

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[L] ideophone sound made by a ripe pawpaw or avocado when it falls to the ground.

fon̄fong

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[L] verb, transitive uncover, strip, take off, peel (with the fingers).

fʌkfuk

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[H] verb, transitive cover (a person with a blanket, food with a cloth, a house with a roof, a hole with dirt, but not used for cover something with its own cover) cf kup.

fịkfik

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[H] verb, intransitive; verb, transitive become heaped up, piled up; tv heap up, pile up.

idot

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[HF] noun bitter

ikuọtikuot

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[LLL] noun toad

inan

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[HH] noun deafness; deaf man

iso

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[HH] noun face, front, future (also eko iso)

item

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[HF] noun advice

itiat

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[HHH] noun stone, mile

iyiip

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[HHL] noun blood

keek

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[HH] verb, transitive cut down, hew down (a large object); cut (a large portion) (pl. of kek)

keere

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[HHH] verb, intransitive/verb transitive think, meditate, worry, brood; hope, expect; consider; become concerned with, care

keere keet

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[LLL LL] one by one, one at a time, each to each (lit. keet e keet)

kpakka

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

kpeene

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[LLH] verb, transitive become late; take a long time; continue in time

kpekkpeek

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[L] verb, transitive cajole, entice, lure.

kpogho

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[LH] verb, transitive; verb, transitive change, become different, differ, vary

kpon

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[H] verb, transitive become big

kpono

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[HH] verb, transitive respect, esteem, honor, worship

kpoon̄okpoongo

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[LLH] verb, transitive trim (branches, hair), cut down (a tree)

kpịmkpim

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[L] ideophone sound of the fall of a very heavy object such as a concrete block or a huge blag of flour, it falls with a thud.

kuọikuoi

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[HHH] verb, transitive peel with a knife; sharpen to a point (as a stick, an arrow)

kọpkop

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

kọọbọkoobo

[LLH] verb, transitive remove from a hook, remove what hangs; unentangle (esp. wipe away strands of cobweb) (rev. of kọp [L])

kọọpkoop

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

kọọrọkooro

[HHH] verb, transitive lick, clean out, clean up, scoop out (esp. the flesh of a soft succulent fruit)

mbọnmbon

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[LL] noun scar, welt

meek

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[LL] verb, transitive bend, incline (a stick, a part of the body)

mkpaafia

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[LLHDH] noun a kind of small white mushroom

mkpap itịt

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

mkpat

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[LL] noun foot

mkpofioufiop

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[HHLHHHL] noun butterfly

mkpịran̄ ukotmkiparangukot

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[HHH HL] noun shin

mkpọnọmkpono

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[HHH] noun handcuffs, leg cuffs, shackles

mmọmmo

[LL] conjunction and, with

mịkmik

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[H] verb, intransitive; verb, transitive undulate, wriggle (in the manner of a maggot); dance with undulating movement

mọọn̄ọmoongo

[HHH] verb, intransitive become watery, thin and soft

ndap

[HH] noun dream

ndudọọrọndudooro

[HLHHH] noun effort, struggling; the matrimonial state

ndʌknduk

[HF] noun horn of animal

nna

[LH] conjunction so, so that

nnyọọnọnnyoono

[HLLH] noun crawl (of a baby, a snake)

nsia

[LLL] noun intestines

ntuen

[LLL] noun a kind of small hot red or green pepper, Aframonum melegueta (Dalziel)

ntịtuukpuumntituukpuum

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

nyuun̄ọnyuungo

[LLH] verb, transitive peep into (a matter, house); peep out (without being noticed), peep at

n̄kanda ngkanda

[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

n̄kanikangkanika

[HHHH] noun bell, clock, hour

n̄kenengkene

[LLH] noun basket

n̄kikan ngkikan

[HHH] noun crust from burnt food

n̄kongko

[HD] adverb also

n̄kueghengkueghe

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

n̄kukumkpọyọriyọngkukumkpoyoriyo

[HHHLLLHL] noun locust

n̄kukịmngkukim

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

sʌn̄sung

[H] verb, intransitive become gently, mild (of disposition, weather); adverb: quietly, safely

sịmsim

[H] verb, intransitive push as in childbirth

sọnson

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

ti

[H] verb, intransitive originate, come from

tiaara

[HHHH] verb, intransitive scream, shout at, often with mkpo (var. tiara)

tiin

[HH] ideophone sound of a car (automobile) horn

tim

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

tuuk

[LL] verb, transitive polish, scrub; grate (pl. of tʌk)

tʌppotuppo

[HH] verb, transitive to exclaim

tịghe tighe

[HH] verb, transitive tickle

tịkketikke

[HH] verb, transitive tickle

tịn̄ting

[H] verb, transitive pay close attention

ufa

[HH] adjective new

uka

[LL] noun your mother

ukpʌpukpup

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

ukpịpukpip

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

ukpịtukpit

[HF] adjective big, old (of a person)

ukpọn̄ukpong

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

umian̄umiang

[LHH] adjective many, much

usukkeed

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[LHHL] number nine

(Igbo) eteghiete

wọkwok

[H] verb, intransitive swim; become loose

yakka

[HH] verb, intransitive become light in weight

yeet

[H] verb, transitive having the urge to sleep