Ibibio English

[HH] noun flesh

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[HHH] noun moon, month

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[HHL] adjective old

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[HHL] noun forest

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[HH] noun bone, stem, the prominent, conspicious or salient part of something

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[HHH] noun bee

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[HH] noun group, flock, herd

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[H] verb, intransitive become cheap due to oversupply, go aground(of a boat)

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[LL] verb, transitive cut through with a single stroke

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

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[LH] verb, transitive scramble for something (as children scramble for coins dropped on the ground)

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[H] verb, transitive cook, prepare food (usually liquid food)

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[HL] noun headtie

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[LLH] verb, transitive rinse

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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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[LH] verb, intransitive fierce, brave, valiant, dare, become hot, burn (of pepper), become sarp, function work (of medicine, magic)

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[L] verb, intransitive live, be alive

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[LH] verb, intransitive become untidy and wet (of a messy wet animal), become wet, become untidy.

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verb, transitive become smooth

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[LH] noun husband

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[HF] noun monkey

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[HF] noun a hump on the back.

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[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.

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[HH] verb, transitive uncover, take off.

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[LLL] noun wall

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[HF] noun drum.

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

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[LLL] noun toad

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[LLL] number four

(Igbo) anọ

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[LLL] noun young men, youths

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[HH] verb, transitive call, invite, read

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

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[HH] verb, transitive become puckered (of the mouth from acid, of the hands from immersion in water).

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[L] verb, transitive restrain, prohibit, stop; warn; rebuke

Speaker: Itoro Ituen

[H] verb, transitive plead, plead with, entreat, beg

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[HH] verb, transitive catch in the hands

Speaker: Itoro Ituen

[LLH] verb, transitive become tough, hard (of meat, rubber, wood)

Speaker: Itoro Ituen

[HH] verb, transitive eat in tiny bits, nibble at, tear into bits, pick at (a sore).

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[HH] verb, transitive peel with hand or knife (as kola, ndiya, cassava); unlock; bleach.

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[HH] verb, transitive clear, sweep remaining bits of afere (soup) from a plate with the hand or a piece of fufu.

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

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

Speaker: Itoro Ituen

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

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[H] verb, transitive grind between two stones (small things such as beans, pepper); w pl kọọk cure, heal, perform juju for curing and certain other purposes (implies grinding medicines)

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

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

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[LH] noun today

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[HH] noun a natural covering, skin scab

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[LH HDH] noun ring

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

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[HLHL] noun armpit

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[HHLHHL] noun buttefly

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[LHLLHLL] noun butterfly

Speaker: Itoro Ituen

[HHH] noun handcuffs, leg cuffs, shackles

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[LL] conjunction and, with

[HL] verb, intransitive become wealthy

[LLH] verb, transitive see clearly, discern

[LLH] adverb perhaps

[LH] verb, intransitive converse, tell, inform

[LH] numeral third, three

[HF] noun hanger, peg on the wall for hanging things

[LLL] noun mist, fog

[HHH] verb, intransitive become melted

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

[HHF] noun hiccup

[HHHH] noun young curled cocyam leaf

[HLL] noun welts from a beating

[LH] noun the hips, the area from the waist to the thigh

[HH] verb, transitive lick, lick off

[HH] verb, transitive, verb, intransitive poke (with a sharp object, a stick) (esp to find where yams are below the ground) (var. sappa)

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

[LH] noun [Eng] cigarette

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

[LL] verb, transitive hate, dislike

[HHH] verb, intransitive become disordered, disheveled; become smashed to bits

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

[LH] noun a kind of grey rock which is crushed to a powder and used as a cosmetic for the eyes

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

[LL] verb, transitive hurt a sore place by accident

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

[LL] verb, transitive curse, use abusive words (pl. of tọk)

[LH] noun birth mark

[LHH] noun byword, slang phrase, scandal

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

[HH] noun silk cotton tree, Ceina pentandra (Deizel)

[LF] noun lack, scarcity

[LHL] noun rice

[HF HF] adverb slowly, carefully

[LH] noun your father

[LLL] noun congealed secretions

[LLH] noun spider web

[HH] noun life, existence, state of being alive, life style, habits

[HHL] noun your kinsman

[HHH] noun any insect which pinches

[H] verb, intransitive become many, become much

[LH] verb, intransitive sneeze

[LLH] verb, intransitive become peeled off, become faded

[HH] verb, transitive pinch

[L] verb, transitive cut into large pieces (as tree into logs, a fish into large chunks)

[H] verb, transitive make an announcement

[L] verb, transitive doubt, surprise

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