Ibibio English

[LLL] noun valley, abyss, chasm, gorge

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[LHLL] noun cannon

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[HHH] noun water buffalo

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[LLL] noun discrimination

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[HHH] noun trap, ordeal

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[LL] pronoun you

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[HH] noun the first-born son

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[HD] quantifier other, another, more

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[LHL] noun python

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[HH] noun the sediment which sinks to the bottom of the pot when palm oil is boiled after being extracted from the fruit, dregs

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[LLL] noun hut, improvised temporary shelter(in the bush or at the fishing ponds)

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[LL] noun jar, jug for storage of water

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[L] verb, transitive count, reckon, esteem

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[H] noun wait, wait for

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[HL] noun yam

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[HHH] verb, intransitive become disordered, scattered, disheveled, disrupted

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[HH] verb, intransitive become broken, break (of its own accord), usually a long thin object such as a bone or a stick, break up in confusion (of a gathering)

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[HH] verb, intransitive stand, shine (of sun or moon)

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[HH] verb, transitive add, put together, stick, glue

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[H] verb, transitive; verb, intransitive marry

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[HHF] noun spear.

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[HF] noun rain.

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[LF] noun comb, crest of a cockerel or certain snakes.

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[LL] noun bag, pocket; a piece of woven raffia before or after being sewn into a bag.

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[LL] noun millipede.

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[L] verb, transitive uncover, strip, take off, peel (with the fingers).

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[HF] noun a kind of small crocodile (Goldie monitor lizard) cf afiom, utai.

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[LH] noun belly

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[LHL] noun thigh; lap.

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[HF] noun word, language, talk; matter, palaver (difficulty, trouble, verbal conflict, gathering for negotiation or decision).

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[LHH] noun a kind of fish with a small head, dried and used for soup

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

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[LHL] noun coal tar

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[HF] noun advice

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[LH] noun cassava (the term includes varieties of Manihot utilissima and Dioscorea dumetorum

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[H] verb, transitive agree to, be willing to; run errands opt w utom message, errand, work

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[HH] verb, transitive hold in the arms or hands; have, keep; owe; use; treat, behave towards

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[L] verb, intransitive become able, know how; tv surpass, excel (used in making com- parisons), triumph over, beat (win)

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[LL] number one

(Igbo) otu

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[HH] verb, intransitive rise, puff, swell (of rice in cooking, of bread); become conceited, swell-headed

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[HH] transitive verb call, invite, read

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[LL] ideophone sound made when a person falls flat on his face or back.

Speaker: itoro ituen

[L] verb, transitive stand in a certain relative position, as in kpe iso or kp edem.

Speaker: Itoro Ituen

[L] verb, transitive pull out, pluck (hari, feathers); uproot (roots, mushrooms)

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 make jittery movements as though one had ants in ones clothing; move very fast on ones toes in a jittery way (i.e. walk like a European); swagger, strut to show off

Speaker: Itoro Ituen

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

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[LLH] verb, transitive space out (in planting)

Speaker: Itoro Ituen

[LH] verb, intransitive snap, break from too much strain (of a rope); sg only break away, leave a place and rush to another

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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])

[H] verb, intransitive become patient; hold back, have control

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[HH] noun periwinkle

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[LH HD] noun ring

[LHHH] noun a long narrow lightweight knife used for cutting grass; the flat part of a knife; a knife without a handle

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[LHL] adjective small

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

Speaker: Itoro Ituen

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

Speaker: Itoro Ituen

[LLLH] noun prison, jail, detention

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[LHLLH HL] noun rough skin, tough skin

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[LLHLLH] adjective become soft, weak, easy

[LLH] question where?

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

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[LH] verb, intransitive converse, tell, inform

[HF] adjective good, genuine

[HHH] verb, intransitive become mixed, kneaded, mashed, smashed, run over

[LH] verb, intransitive verbal aggression

[L] verb, transitive intimidate, pressurize

[LLL] noun a kind of insect, a larva

[HHF] noun hiccup

[HHHLLLHL] noun locust

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

[LLHL] noun a kind of edible snail, small with a lightweight shell

[L] verb, intransitive become black

[HH] noun weeds, grass

[LH] verb, intransitive make faces to scare a child

[H] pronoun what, who which

[LLH] verb, intransitive lament, complain, regret

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

[HHH] verb, intransitive become alive (if animals and plants); become fresh (of meat, fish), become fresh, become healthy, fine (of a human being)

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

[HH] verb, intransitive become left over, remain

[LH] verb, intransitive come down, descend (var. sọijọ)

[H] verb, transitive spread, loosen, untie, unlock, unwind, open, melt

[HL] noun tailor (English loanword)

[L] ideophone describes water falling drop by drop

[LH] verb, transitive tortute, torment, punish

[H] verb, intransitive urinate

[LHL] noun pigeon

[LF] noun your husband

[LLH] adjective steeped, soaked

[HF] noun trouble

[HH] noun weight

[HH] adjective new

[HF] noun house

[HF] noun day, twenty-four hours

[LL] noun quarrel

[LH] verb, intransitive warm oneself in the sun or by the fire, bask

[HL] noun guava

[H] noun child, offspring

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