Ibibio English

[HF] noun root

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[LL] noun cross the fingers

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[LLHL] noun a young man

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[H] verb, transitive sharpen

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[HH] verb, intransitive fall off, snap off, drop off(ripe or dead fruit), fall out(of hair)

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[HH] verb, intransitive become unsalted, unseasoned, become deficient

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

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[L] verb shine (of sun or moon)

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[LL] verb, transitive scratch, itch

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[HH] verb, transitive light, kindle

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[H] verb, transitive enter, go into, join (a society of the modern type that involves only a simple process)

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[L] verb, transitive drag, draw; pl make a drawing, draw many lines; massage.

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[LL] noun baldness, bald spot.

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[HH] noun tree trunk (the oart between the roots and the crown); a log left by the side of the river to wash clothes on.

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[HHH] noun kidney, heart.

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

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

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[HHL] noun women, wives

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[HF] noun arrow.

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[HF] noun bitter

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[HHL] number one hundred.

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

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[HF] noun laughter

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[LHH] noun a cripple

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[HF] noun walk, journey; gait

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[HF] noun earth, land, ground, floor, country, a council of elders

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[LLL HL] noun door hinge

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[LLH] verb, intransitive become old; ancient; look old (of inanimate objects)

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

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[HH] verb, intransitive stand on tiptoe, stretch to see something high; become high, raised up (esp. of the ground or of something which should be flat)

[HL] ideophone sound made by a flat object when it falls flat to the ground.

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[HH] verb, transitive die, perish; become exhausted, overcome; fade; heal (pl. of kpa)

Speaker: Itoro Ituen

[HH] verb, transitive become big

Speaker: itoro ituen

[LLH] verb, transitive become loose, untied, unfastened; fall apart

Speaker: Itoro Ituen

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

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[LH] verb, transitive pull down the lower eye lid to show triumph, to mock

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[HHH] verb, intransitive become curved, crooked, not straight (esp of a road or branch of a tree)

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[L] verb, intransitive knock, tap

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[HHH] noun race

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[LL] verb, transitive slow down and walk cautiously as when one sees danger, or because of mud

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[HH] noun a natural covering, skin scab

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[LH HDH] noun ring

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[LH HD] noun ring

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[LHL] adjective small

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[LL] noun foot

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[LLHDH] noun a creeping plant with tiny leaves, Selaginella scandens

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

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[LH] noun a short skirt of multi-colored raffia strung on a rope, it used to be worn in the fattening house because the body of the woman being fattening was smeared with oil and iduot and a dress would be ruined, now worn as an ordinary skirt; petticoat (NkpIn).

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[HHH HL] noun shin

[LLLH] noun prison, jail, detention

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[LHLLH HL] noun rough skin, tough skin

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[LL] conjunction and, with (variants: ye; ndo; mma)

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[HHH] noun fart

[HH] noun palm wine, strong alcohol

[LH] verb, transitive open the eyes wide (in surprise because something is in the eye, to scare someone)

[H] ideophone sound of a bell

[LHHH] adjective secret

[LHH] noun a plant with a fine bark which is scraped off to mae twine, wild hibiscus

[LHLLH] adjective sharp, brave, fierce, potent

[HLL] noun prickly heat

[HLHHH] noun disorder

[HLHH] noun stain

[LH] conjunction so, so that

[LLHL] adjective stunted, blunt, undercooked (var. iteetịp, iteitịp)

[LH] verb, transitive singe

[LHL] noun a kind of imported fish, herring

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

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

[LLL] noun a kind of insect, a larva

[HD] adverb also

[LL] verb, intransitive become black

[LH] verb, transitive tickle

[L] verb, intransitive, verb, transitive to be able to, know how to, master

[HHL] noun man, male

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

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

[LLL] verb, transitive scatter things that are arranged or piled up, strew things about dishevel, disorder

[HH] verb, intransitive become left over, remain

[H] verb, intransitive become quick, early, often; become sharp

[L] verb, transitive taste (food, drink)

[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

[HH] verb, transitive touch; fig affect

[H] verb, intransitive urinate

[HDH] noun some

[HF] noun fatness, breadth

[LHH] adjective buying, shopping

[HF] noun strength, force, power

[LHH] noun fifth-born son

[HF] noun a polite term for itịt, vagina

[HF] noun a kind of tree with soft wood, probably Alstonia congensis (Dalziel)

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

[LF] noun a kind of fresh water eel

[LHLL] noun radio (English loanword)

[HH] noun sand on the shore

[H] verb, intransitive become many, become much

[HHH] verb, intransitive become poor

[LL] verb, transitive lend; borrow

[HH] verb, transitive pinch

[HH] verb, transitive, verb, intransitive see at an unexpected time or place, occur unexpectedly, do unexpectedly

[HHH] verb, transitive shake liquid in a bowl to distribute it evenly over the surface