Ibibio English

[HHL HF] noun a tattler

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[HHH] noun hunger

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[HF] noun squirrel

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[HLHL] noun lungs

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[LLL] noun thunder

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[HF] noun horn, trumpet

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[LL] noun cross the fingers

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[LHL] noun Adam’s apple

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[HF] noun a kind of reed; a sleeping mat woven from reed

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[HFHF] noun measles

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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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[LL] verb, transitive count, reckon, esteem

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[HL] noun headtie

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[L] verb, transitive imitate

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[LH] verb, transitive imitate

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[HL] noun ball

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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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[LH] verb, intransitive set off, depart, leave, move away, become wild, troublesome (of a child)

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

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[L] verb, transitive dig up, dig (esp root crops), harvest (root crops)

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[HF] noun nest.

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[LHH] noun denial.

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[LLL] noun civet cat.

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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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[HF] noun cattle, bovine.

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[HH] noun saliva.

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[LHF] noun grandfather (paternal or maternal).

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[LL] noun millipede.

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[LLL] noun a flowing gown, usually worn by women.

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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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[H] verb, transitive eat up a large quantity of food.

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

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[LH] noun underpants.

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[HHL] number one hundred.

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[HH] noun feces

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

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[LL] noun hat, cap

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[LF] noun impotent man

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

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[HH] verb, transitive take an enema

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[H] verb, transitive pierce, stab, sew

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[LLH] verb, transitive remove palm fruit from the pot with a basin or calabash

[HH] verb, transitive fold, fold over (arms, paper, cloth, leaves) - plural form of kpan̄

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[HH] verb, transitive lose ones temper and take some action (decide to do something or become stubborn), act in a fit of anger.

Speaker: itoro ituen

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

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

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[HH] verb, transitive chop

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[HH] verb, intransitive go a long distance on foot; limp

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

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[HH] verb, transitive peel with hand or knife, unlock

Speaker: itoro ituen

[HH] verb, transitive cover (esp obscure from view)

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[H] verb, transitive catch sight of (see)

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[HH] verb, transitive make way, step aside

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[LLHL] adjective mouldy

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[HF] noun cockroach

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[HH] noun cheek

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

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

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[H.HL] noun sandfly

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[LHLLHLL] noun butterfly

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[LHH] noun handcuffs, leg cuffs, shackles

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[LLL HD] noun plaintain

[HHH] noun water

[LLH] verb, transitive see clearly, discern

[HH] verb, intransitive become stupid

[LHHH] adjective secret

[LLL] noun a kind of small green squash, curcurbita pepo

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[LLLH] noun evening (dusk till dawn) (var. mbubịre)

[LHD] noun epilepsy, an epileptic

[HFHF] noun a kind of small mushroom which grows on dead trees, it can be white, red, or brown

[LH] noun a rattle, musical instrument filled with seeds or pebbles which is shaken; strings of seeds worn around ankles and wrists to make noise when dancing

[HH] noun a diseased condition of the skin on the legs involving pus filled swellings and cracking of the skin

[LH] verb, intransitive be tilted, bent stiffly over

[HH] noun the young of an animal

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

[LF] noun lead (metal)

[HHHH] noun young curled cocyam leaf

[HF] noun leaf; in its narrowest sense the term applies to leaves that are distributed along a stem in such a way that a person can remove several of them at a time by running his hand along the stem

[L] verb, intransitive become black

[HH] verb, intransitive become agile, sprightly, lively, smart (in action or dress)

[HH] verb, intransitive to be clean; to acquit, find innocent

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

[HHH] verb, transitive throw up to someone what one has done for him or what he has done to one, reproach with past deeds (var. sion̄, sioon̄)

[HHH] verb, intransitive become foolish, stupid (pl. of sịme)

[LLH] verb, intransitive shift, make room, move aside, jerk, make a fuss (pl. of sịkke)

[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)

[L] verb, transitive put down, set down (a pot on the fire); cook, boil

[HH] ideophone sound of a car (automobile) horn

[HH] preposition, conjunction since, starting from (time only)

[L] verb, transitive taste liquid, take a sip, sip

[HH] verb, transitive to exclaim

[HH] verb, transitive eat a little bit at a time, pick up and eat tiny bits of food (such as grains of rice), pick tiny leaves

[HH] noun sliminess, stickiness, a viscous secretion

[HH] noun oppression

[HF] noun voice, order, edict

[L] verb, intransitive do patiently, stay patiently, become patient

[HH] verb, intransitive, verb, transitive move about, become restless, fidget; move about, wriggle

[LH] verb, transitive doubt, surprise

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