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abʌk

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[HH] noun flesh

adʌk

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[HF] noun horn, trumpet

akpokoro

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[LHHH] noun table

akukin

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[LHD] noun a dye made from the juice of the fruit or seeds of a plant and colored with charcoal, it is used by women for body decoration; the tree from which the dye comes, Indogofera

anye

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[LH] subj, obj. pronoun he, she, it, him, her, it

ayịn

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[HH] noun child, offspring

ban

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[LL] verb, transitive join a society, undergo the initiation for a society

bat

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[L] verb, transitive count, reckon, esteem

bia

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[LL] noun divulge secrets, inform, tattle, betray

bʌn̄n̄ọbungngo

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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)

bʌtọbuto

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[HH] verb, intransitive become rotten to the semi-liquid state, become decomposed, disintegrated (of an orange, a wet cracker, a dead body), become wet and messy, wet and sloppy, become watery to the point of nearly falling out

bịmebime

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[LH] verb, transitive scramble for something (as children scramble for coins dropped on the ground)

bọọt

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[HL] noun ball

deep

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[LL] verb, transitive dip, steep, soak

dek

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[H] verb, intransitive become a coward

dianna

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[HHH] verb, transitive rev. of dian take away, separate two things that are stuck together, separate out from; change money

dienne

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[HHH] verb, transitive cause disgust

diok

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[LL] verb, transitive not know, doubt, have doub about, refuse to recognize

do

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[H] adverb there, in that place, (near the person spoken to), there

edọn̄edong

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[HH] noun knee.

efʌtefut

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[HF] noun buttocks, anus; bottom.

ekondo

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[LLL] noun world.

ekporikpo

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[HHHL] noun sacred place where family heirlooms are kept; archive.

esagha

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[LHH] noun mockery.

esen

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[LH] noun strange, alien.

esịtesit

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[HF] noun the liver, heart, chest, inside; mind.

ewịraewira

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

faan̄afaanga

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[HHH] verb, transitive argue, argue with, disagree with.

idan̄idang

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[HH] noun lice (pl. of ndaN).

idịtidit

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[HF] noun piassava, the fiber from the trunk of ukOt (rafia palm).

ifịmifim

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[HH] noun stool (Goldie says this word is a loan from Aqua).

ike

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[HH] noun tobacco, snuff.

ikpeghe

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

ikpiikpu

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[LH LH] adjective worthless; fruitless; in vain

inyan̄inyang

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[LL] noun river

ise

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[LF; HF] noun yam barn (a place where yams are stored for the next planting season)

isịnisin

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[HH] noun the area from the waist to the hips

itam

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[LL] noun hat, cap

itiaita

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[LHLH] number eight

(Igbo) asato

iwuot

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[HHL] noun head; memory; sake, behalf

ke

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[H] prep. of time, place, cause, manner

keere

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[LLH] verb, intransitive become called, named, bear a name

koot

[HH] verb, transitive call, invite, read

kpai

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

kpakka

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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.

kpam

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[L] ideophone describes a quick action; describes a completed action or state.

kpam

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

kpenne

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[HH] verb, transitive soil, dirty.

kpoi

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[LL] ideophone sound made by someone walking in studded shoes.

kpịrekkpirek

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[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

kuọrọkuoro

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[LLH] verb, intransitive preach, repeat over and over, moralize, advise

kịmkim

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[L] verb, intransitive become dark, black

kọọtkoot

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[LL] verb, intransitive grow (of people, animals, plants, hair) (pl. of kọt [L])

mbai

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[HDH] noun piece, half piece

mbio

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[HHH] noun dirt, refuse, garbage

mkpa inuun

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[LH HDH] noun ring

mkparawa

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[LLHL] noun young men (pl. of akparawa).

mkpatat

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

mkpufiopufiop

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[LHLLHLL] noun butterfly

mkpọmkpo

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[LF] noun nasal mucus, phlegm

mm

[HD] interj. yes

muum

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[LL] verb, transitive take hold of, grab, catch (in the arms), grope

ndisọkndisok

[HLL] noun prickly heat

ndo

[HF] noun a kind of small fish

ndubi

[LHH] noun evening (dusk until midnight)

ndukpọn̄ndukpong

[HLL] noun shadow

ntịmntim

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

ntịtuukpuumntituukpuum

[HHLLLL] noun a kind of large forest bird, eagle, it can beat the air with its wings and make a great noise

ntọnto

[LL] noun place

nuuno

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

nyuun̄ọnyuungo

[LLH] verb, transitive peep into (a matter, house); peep out (without being noticed), peep at

nyʌkkọnyukko

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

nyọọnnyoon

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

nʌmmọnummo

[LH] verb, transitive open the eyes wide (to show seriousness and thus make a child comply)

n̄kam ngkam

[LF] noun my grandmother

n̄kanikangkanika

[HHHH] noun bell, clock, hour

n̄kukuangkukua

[LLLL] noun a kind of small rodent with a long snout

n̄kọikọọmọngkoikoomo

[LLHLLH] noun a spider web

n̄n̄wọọn̄ngngwoong

[HHH] noun water

n̄wommongwommo

[LHH] noun a shrine

sawasawa

[LLHL] noun a kind of fruit, possibly breadfruit or soursop

soop

[HH] verb, intransitive become lost, disappear, cease (of customs)

sọọsoo

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

tọto

[H] verb, transitive hit, hit the mark; knock against, knock down; throw down; drop

ubọkubok

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

udebep

[LHH] adjective buying, shopping

udu

[HF] noun strength

udọudo

[LH] noun the second-born son

ufiak

[HH] noun weavil

ufiak ufiak

[LLL HHL] noun fourth-born son

ukpe

[LF] noun a ditch containing water, a large pit, dam

ukpọn̄ukpong

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

umian̄umiang

[LHH] adjective many, much

utaan

[LLL] noun congealed secretions

wak

[H] verb, intransitive become many, become much

yeere

[LLH] verb, intransitive become peeled off, become faded

yot

[H] verb, transitive make an announcement

yuu

[HL] ideophone describes something that passes by very fast

yʌkkọyukko

[HH] verb, intransitive satisfy (with food, information)

yọttọyotto

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