Ibibio English

[HF] noun dust

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[LLHF] noun world

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[LLLL] noun wall

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[LL] noun cloth, clothes

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[LD] adjective first

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[HD] quantifier other, another, more

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[HH] noun a kind of black stinging ant which lives in palm trees

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[LHH] adjective real, genuine, important, very (emphatic)

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[HHL] noun man, male

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[HH] noun crying, weeping

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[L] verb, transitive find and keep

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

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[L] verb, intransitive become rotten (esp. of edible things), spoil (of improperly dried fish, it gets mould on it), sour

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[HH] verb, intransitive become black, become ripe

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[HH] verb, intransitive stand, shine (of sun or moon)

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[LL] verb, transitive to put underneath (a hand for support, a pot to catch dripping liquid, new mats under the old ones to patch a thatch roof)

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[LL] verb, intransitive; verb, transitive sink

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[H] verb, transitive bite

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[HHH] verb, transitive; verb, intransitive shout at, bawl at, scold; shock.

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[H] verb, transitive; verb, intransitive marry

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[HF] noun chin.

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[HLL] noun tongue.

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[LLL] noun side whiskers, side burns.

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[HH] noun meat, rat.

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[LHH] noun copulation.

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[HHL] noun the first shoost of a plant to come up.

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[LL] noun court, council meeting.

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[HH] noun grey hair; mould (on food, leather)

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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 uncover, take off.

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[LH] verb, intransitive put on clothes, wear.

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[LH] a small cloth warn at the waist by mourning widows.

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

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

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[LH] noun belly

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[HHH] noun firewood.

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[LHL] noun reasoning power, common sense, intellect.

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[HF] noun walk, journey; gait

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[HHL] noun garbage pit, refuse pit

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[HHH] noun nose

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[LL] ideophone said to show when one is completely ignored.

Speaker: itoro ituen

[HH] verb, transitive push a heavy object for a distance; shove away from a distance (as an insect with a long stick); wheel, roll, push something on wheels.

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[H] verb, transitive judge a case

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

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

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

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[H] ideophone sound of the fallof an enamel cup

Speaker: itoro ituen

[L] verb, transitive pull out, pluck (hari, feathers); uproot (roots, mushrooms)

Speaker: Itoro Ituen

[LL] verb, transitive call, read aloud, invite

Speaker: Itoro Ituen

[LL] verb, transitive close; shut in, confine; completely (emphatic)

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[HH] verb, intransitive exhibit pride

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

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

[LH] verb, intransitive become born

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[HH] noun wrestling, wrestling bout

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[LLL] noun sugar cane, Saccarum officinarum (Dalziel)

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[LLHL] adjective mouldy

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[HHL] noun a kind of edible frog (prob a water frog)

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[HH] noun cheek

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

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[HH HL] noun eyebrow

Speaker: Itoro Ituen

[HHH HL] noun eyeball

[LH] conj. so, so that

[LH] roar (of thunder)

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[LH] adjective fresh (not cooked, dried or smoked)

[LHLLH] adjective sharp, brave, fierce, potent

[HHHH] adjective toughness and coarseness in texture due to exposure to the sun or other causes

[LL] conjunction with, and

[LLL] noun wickedness, maliciousness

[LHD] noun epilepsy, an epileptic

[LLH] adverb perhaps

[LL] noun sore, septic wound

[L] verb, intransitive become pleasant, enjoyable, sweet

[LH] verb, intransitive converse, tell, inform

[LH] noun mother, grandmother, old woman (address or referent)

[HH] noun sand

[LL] verb, intransitive become greedy

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

[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

[HHHH] noun bell, clock, hour

[HD] adverb also

[HLF] noun athlete’s foot

[HH] noun weeds, grass

[L] verb, transitive speak a language esp. a foreign language; speak unintelligibly; translate

[HH] verb, transitive block, plug, stop up, obstruct

[LL] verb, transitive hate, dislike

[HH] verb, transitive cluck at to show annoyace or disgust

[HH] verb, intransitive, verb, transitive hop, jump; jump over; abate, let up (pl. of tamma)

[LF] noun your husband

[HF] noun trouble

[HH] noun oppression

[LL] noun your mother

[HF] noun lot, quantity, instance of

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

[LF] noun a kind of fresh water eel

[LHL] noun rice

[HHH] noun beach; sandbar

[LH] verb, intransitive sneeze

[HH] verb, transitive startle, surprise, take unawares (esp of an unexpected visitor)

[H] verb, transitive suck

[H] verb, transitive wash; rub on, apply (oil, ointment); lick

[HH] verb, intransitive become sufficient, up to the mark

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