Ibibio English

[LHH] adjective black, ripe, mature

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[HLL] noun sweat

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[HHH] noun water buffalo

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[HF] noun squirrel

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[HF] noun slave

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[LHL] noun python

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[HH] noun the sediment which sinks to the bottom of the pot when palm oil is boiled after being extracted from the fruit, dregs

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[LH] verb, intransitive belch

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[LL] noun divulge secrets, inform, tattle, betray

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[HL] noun yam

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[HHHH] verb, transitive deceive

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[LL] verb, transitive fail to show appreciation, criticize what has been done for one

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

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[L] verb, transitive break, break open (something round; something made of glass and clay)

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[LH] verb, intransitive become buried

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[HL] noun headtie

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[LH] verb order the night before in order to have the next day, book overnight, contact to but at a certain time (esp. palm wine, palm wine is generally bought in the morning when it is fresh)

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[LL] verb, intransitive; verb, transitive sink

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[L] verb, intransitive live, be alive

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[LL] number ten

(Igbo) iri

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[HHH] verb, transitive to lose, throw away

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[HF] noun a tree with small blue skinned fruits, their green flesh is softened before eating by roasting or by immersing in hot water, the softened flesh is similar to avocado but it is slightly sour, it is customarily accompanied by roasted maize, Bush butter tree

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

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[LHF] noun grandfather (paternal or maternal).

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

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[HH] verb, transitive turn, twist, twirl, spin; iv turn (of a wheel); repeat (always followed by another verb).

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[LL] verb, intransitive become covered; cover oneself (with a cloth or blanket); become sad, mourn.

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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.

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[LHH] noun a kind of legume used to thicken afere (soup), horse eye bean,, stinging bean, Mucuna urens (Dalziel).

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[HLHL] noun red

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[HH] noun country, nation, tribe, clan, group of people esp foreigners; a group who follow a leader; household; humanity, human nature.

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

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[HH] noun deafness; deaf man

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[LLL] noun; adjective greed; greedy person

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[HH] noun base, foundation of esp. base of a tree trunk

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[LH] noun foot race, running

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[HH] noun fish (general)

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[LLH] verb, transitive stir (as in soup)

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[H] verb, intransitive wander, go around, come and go; pl come and go and linger at a place

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[LLF] noun [Eng] cigarette

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[HHH] verb, intransitive tie or wrap a cloth around ones own loins or waist

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[H] verb, transitive pierce, stab, sew

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[LL] ideophone sound of shoes with heels

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[H] verb, transitive cost

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[LLH, LL] verb, transitive become flat (of something that should swell or be rounded).

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[LH] verb, transitive rev. of kpaga: uncross, separate things that are joined together, unbutton, unbuckle.

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

Speaker: itoro ituen

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

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[H] ideophone sound of a short blast of a launch horn

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[HH] verb, transitive become restless; make rapid, jittery movements, fire crackling, wood breaking; describes the action of starting up in fright

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[H] verb, transitive cover, close with a cover or lid; heap up

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[L] verb, transitive gather, collect (leaves, fish, crayfish)

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[HH] verb, intransitive cough

[LL] noun exhaustion, fatigue

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[LLLH] noun centipede

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[LLLH] noun cowrie shell

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[H] verb, intransitive become patient; hold back, have control

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[HH] verb, intransitive become accustomed to, familiar with, associated with;

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[HF] noun leaf (gen term esp for leaves which are not eaten)

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[LH] noun grace, favour

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[H] adverb here.

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[LLHDH] noun a kind of small white mushroom

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[HLLHL] noun armpit

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[LLL] noun path, narrow place, space, gap

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

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[H.HL] noun sandfly

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[HH HL] noun eyebrow

Speaker: Itoro Ituen

[LLHD] noun groundnut

[LHH] noun evening (dusk until midnight)

[LHD] noun epilepsy, an epileptic

[LLH] adverb perhaps

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

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

[H] verb, transitive show teeth

[HH] noun the young of an animal

[LL] verb, intransitive crawl (of a baby, a snake)

[LL] verb, intransitive be tall, long, far, high, deep

[HHL] adjective ancient, former; old (of inanimate objects)

[LLL] noun a kind of insect, a larva

[HHH] noun water

[LL] noun bribe, dishonest business practices

[H] verb, intransitive laugh

[HHH] verb, intransitive become alive (if animals and plants); become fresh (of meat, fish), become fresh, become healthy, fine (of a human being)

[LH] noun [Eng] cigarette

[LLH] verb, transitive to make a sign of disgust, impatience, disapproval, contempt; smack the lips over a good taste

[HH] verb, transitive devastate, destroy, squander

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

[L] verb, intransitive be small

[LH] verb, transitive place an order

[HHH] verb, intransitive, verb, transitive whistle

[HH] verb, transitive to exclaim

[HH] verb, intransitive become clouded, unclear (in color); become murky, unclear (of liquids); become dusty (of clothes or something that can be shaken out)

[LLL] noun room

[HH] noun arm and/or hand; handle; power, strength, ability

[LHH] noun middle

[HH] noun miser, tight-fisted person

[LHH] adjective many, much

[LH] noun your father

[HF] noun noise

[HL] noun wire (English loanword)