Ibibio English

[HHH] noun comb

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[HHL] adjective old

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[LLL] noun wasp

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[LLL] adjective green

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[LHH] noun needle

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[HHH] noun a kind of large bush rat which tunnels in the ground

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[LH] noun onion

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[HH] verb, transitive waste

Speaker: Itoro Ituen

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

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[L] verb, transitive watch out for; wait to do harm to; watch over, protect, look after

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[L] verb, transitive lean something against, place against

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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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[H] verb, intransitive (copula) be

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[L] verb, transitive send, send for, send to (a person or a message), send for a nefarious purpose, pl esp instigate stimulate a desire in, cause longing in

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[LHH] noun widow, lit. husband died.

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[LH] noun an uncircumcised man or woman.

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[LLL] noun side whiskers, side burns.

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[HHHH] noun having few feathers or sparse hair.

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[LH] noun father, old man, respectful address or reference to a man.

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[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.

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[HH] verb, transitive remove pressure, stop pressing down see fige.

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

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[HH] noun sleep.

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[LH] noun spoon

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[HHH] noun partition (in the house made of cloth); section of bush partitioned by boundary markers

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

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[HDH] noun bird (generic term)

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[LLLL] noun hippopotamus

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[LH] noun debt

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[LHLLL] number six

(Igbo) isii

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[HHL] noun head; memory; sake, behalf

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[HHH] verb, transitive promise, vow (involves an exchange, something given for something done)

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[H] verb, transitive deny, refute, prove innocent

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[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

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[HLL] adverb never ever.

Speaker: itoro ituen

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

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[HH] verb, transitive respect, esteem, honor, worship

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[LLH] verb, transitive trim (branches, hair), cut down (a tree)

Speaker: itoro ituen

[L] ideophone sound of the fall of a very heavy object such as a concrete block or a huge bag of flour, it falls with a thud

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

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[H] verb, transitive loosen, untie, unrap, unfasten, dismantle.

Speaker: Itoro Ituen

[L] verb, intransitive become dark, black

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[LLH] verb, transitive remove from a hook, remove what hangs, unentangle (esp. wipe away strands of cobweb) (rev. of kọp [L])

[LLH] noun nail (anat), claw

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[HHH] noun shreds, particle

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[HHH] noun weeds, grass

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[HF] noun engagement (before marriage)

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

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[H] adverb here.

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[HH] verb, transitive insult; disobey, disregard

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[HHH] adverb a small, hard, round objects, seed, kernel, grain

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

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[HLF] noun a kind of timber tree, Uapaca guineensis (Dalziel)

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[HHH] noun a seat without a back

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[LHHH] noun skull

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[LH] conj. so, so that

[LHL] adjective without response

[LLHL] adjective leaky (var. ndre ndre, ndidIt, ndidIt)

[LLH] adverb perhaps

[LH] noun fear

[LL] verb, transitive doubt, argue, dispute

[LH] conjunction so, so that

[HD] noun young woman (address or referent), a term of endearment for a young woman

[HLLH] noun ant

[HL] noun knuckle

[HH] noun the sour orange

[HHH] verb, intransitive become melted

[LLH] verb, transitive smell, sniff (var. n̄uune)

[LH] verb, transitive singe

[LH] verb, intransitive bend a part of the body, bend all the way over; become bent

[HHHH] noun bell, clock, hour

[LL] verb, intransitive become black

[LL] noun bribe, dishonest business practices

[HH] verb, intransitive laugh (plural of sak)

[LH] verb, intransitive faint, lose consciousness; become lowered

[HF] noun silk, any shiny material used for a head tie

[LLH] verb, intransitive become short, squat, and fat (of people or animals)

[HHH] verb, transitive disturb, disorder (the vegetation in passing by, the water entering it)

[LL] numeral second

[LLL] noun room

[LH] noun birth mark

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

[HF] noun strength, force, power

[LHF] noun third-born son

[HHH] noun a whistle

[HH] noun oppression

[HF] noun slavery (var. ufʌn)

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

[LHHL] number nine

(Igbo) eteghiete

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[HH] noun sand on the shore

[LHH] noun a kind of frog

[LLH] noun spider web

[LL] noun life, destiny, universe, creation

[LHLHL] interjection a sound made to cheer or mock someone

[HH] noun childhood

[L] verb, transitive kill

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

[HL] noun guava

[LH] verb, intransitive become beautiful

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