Ibibio English

[HHH] noun hunger

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[LLH] noun a wooden gong, usually made from a section of a tree trunk

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[H.HL] noun central beam of a house, it runs the length of the roof

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[LLL] noun thunder

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[HHH] noun bee

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[HF] noun vein, artery, tendon

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[HHH] noun okra, okro

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[LLH] verb, transitive refer to someone or mention someone’s name in a conversation, criticize, gossip; divide/share items among many people; classify items

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[HH] verb, intransitive become in need of, get into straits about (refer to a chronic or long term situation or deprivation); straiten, put into straits

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

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

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[LH] verb, intransitive lean against, lean on(for help)

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[H] verb, transitive spread out, lay flat, lay down (mats, tiles, carpet, cloth)

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[H] verb, intransitive stand

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[H] verb, intransitive become a coward

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

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

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[LLH] verb, intransitive spill

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[LL] noun flying squirrel.

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[LHHH] noun big, huge.

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[LL] noun tomach; a bag-like object esp one containing air; a musical instrument of the accordian type; a kind of thumb piano made of wood of calabash with metal keys; a play in which the thumb piano is used.

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[LL] noun axe.

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[HH] noun walking stick.

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[LL] verb, transitive climb a large tree by putting the arms around it and moving up on the belly, shinny up a pole (pl. of fap).

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

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

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[H] verb, transitive overlook, let off, let go, forgive.

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[LL] verb, transitive spit, spit out (food, liquid, silaiva)

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[L] verb, transitive pluck (feathers, hair, weeds).

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[HHL] noun crazyness, mad person.

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[HF] noun bitter

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[HH] noun rope.

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[HH] noun fire.

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[LH] noun a wooden musical instrument of the xylophone type.

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[LH LH] adjective worthless; fruitless; in vain

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[LH] noun someone shorter than normal. a stunted person

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[HH] noun kernel (esp. oil palm kernel); stone (of a fruit)

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[HF] noun advice

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[LHLH] number eight

(Igbo) asato

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[LHLLL] number six

(Igbo) isii

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[HHL] noun blood

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

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

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[H] verb, transitive roast, fry (a food to make it dry or crisp esp groundnuts in sand, gari in a pot); season a new pot by placing it on the fire

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[LLF] noun [Eng] cigarette

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[L] verb, intransitive become suitable, appropriate; fit; measure up to a standard; become complete; become enough

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[L] verb, transitive try to persuade, urge, importune, dun.

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

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

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[HL] interjection expression of concern, regret, apology

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[H] verb, transitive pay

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[LL] verb, transitive stand in a relative position.

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[H] ideophone sound made by ekOmO drums, the small one goes kpim or kpom or kum, the large one goes kpim or kum.

Speaker: Itoro Ituen

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

Speaker: Itoro Ituen

[H] adverb only

Speaker: itoro ituen

[HH] verb, transitive make way, step aside

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[LLH] noun nail (anat), claw

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[L] verb, transitive swallow

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[LH HD] noun ring

[LH HD] noun ring

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

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

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[HHH] noun stalk, the place where fruits are attached

Speaker: Itoro Ituen

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

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[HHLHHHL] noun butterfly

Speaker: Itoro Ituen

[HHH] noun a seat without a back

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[LHHLHL] noun butterfly

Speaker: Itoro Ituen

[LHH] noun piece

Speaker: Itoro Ituen

[HHH] noun handcuffs, leg cuffs, shackles

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[LHL] interjection no

[LLL HD] noun plaintain

[HHH] noun water

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

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[HHHH] noun a dish of ground beans with oil, pepper and other condiment steamed in leaves (Yoruba)

[HL] verb, intransitive become wealthy

[LH] noun flavour, taste (an esp. flavored and elusive one); marrow

[HLHH] noun little bits of mischief, pranks, crafty, manipulations

[HHHH] noun a corner inside a house

[HHH] noun postherd

[LH HL] noun village crier, he beats a drum and makes announcements

[HH] noun sand

[HFHF] noun smallpox

[HH] noun a women’s society

[L] verb, transitive intimidate, pressurize

[L] verb, intransitive become black

[HH] verb, transitive taunt, sneer at; makean open-eye, make a face, stick out the tongue, to say it serves you right, I told you

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

[H] ideophone sound of splashing water

[HHHH] verb, transitive irritate the throat and back of the mouth (as raw of insufficiently cooked yam or coco yam) (var. sian)

[LL] verb, transitive curse (a curse, a person). revile, insult (var. suun̄ọ, suen̄)

[HH] verb, intransitive walk in a slow, lazy, sloppy, or stealthy manner

[LL] ideophone describes a staggering walk

[H] verb, transitive to contribute

[HH] verb, transitive awaken

[HF] noun smell, odor

[HF] noun lot, quantity, instance of

[LLHH] noun cloaca of a chicken, hindquarters of a chicken (?)

[LLL] noun universe

[LH] noun fishing spear

[HH] noun sand on the shore

[LLH] noun spider web

[LL] noun life, destiny, universe, creation

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

[H] verb, transitive cause a desire in, a craving for, a longing for

[H] verb, transitive having the urge to sleep

[H] verb, transitive attach, put together, fasten, lock, hang (from a point, or curtains, tie on so that it may hang)