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abasi

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[LLL] noun God, god

abịreabire

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[LLL] noun a kind of yam formerly only planted by women, water yam

abọrọ

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[HHL] noun sexual organ of snail

adidun̄adidung

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[LHH] noun settler

aditịm

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[HHH] noun water buffalo

adʌn̄

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[HF] noun root

afia

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[HHH] noun trap, ordeal

afịt

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[LH] adjective all, every

ayaaya

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[HFHF] noun measles

ayan̄ayang

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[HF] noun a broom made from oil palm fronds stripped of their leaves and tied in a bunch, it is generally used for sweeping the house

ayịn

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[HH] noun child, offspring

ba

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[L] verb, transitive find and keep

baan̄abaanga

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

been̄ebeenge

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[LLH] verb, transitive prepare, prepare for, get ready for

besịn

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[HL] noun a metail basin used for storing and carrying food and water(borrowed from English basin)

da

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[L] verb shine (of sun or moon)

diaan̄diaang

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[HHH] verb, intransitive tip toe around stealthily, pussy-foot

ebʌkebuk

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[HF] noun a place set aside for something esp a fireplace; a focal place.

efe

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[LL] noun flying squirrel.

ekpat

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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.

ekun̄ọekungo

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[LHH] noun copulation.

faan̄afaanga

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

fep

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[L] verb, intransitive dodge, duck, move aside, move away, move out of the way; tv dodge.

fia

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[HH] verb, intransitive become white.

fiip

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[HH] verb, transitive suck, suck out (marrow from a bone, flesh from a periwinkle shell) pl suck, pull hard with the mouth (esp when one makes a sound while doing it) sip through a straw.

fịtfit

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[L] verb, intransitive become mouldy (of coconut, palm kernel).

idan̄idang

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

idio

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[HHH] noun whirlwind.

idịtidit

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[HH] noun country, nation, tribe, clan, group of people esp foreigners; a group who follow a leader; household; humanity, human nature.

ikpa

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[HH] noun whip; cane; belt

ikọtikot

[HH] noun uncultivated land, brush (used with the name of certain flora and fauna to mean wild); plot, plantation; followers, descendants, family, people of a particular place (many place names contain the word iikọt)

isaisak

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[LLHL] adjective burnt, scorched

isua

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[HHF] noun year

itafiọnitafion

[LHLL] noun a kind of bird, black with a white throat and a large beak (Goldie a small hornbill)

itak

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[HH] noun base, foundation of esp. base of a tree trunk

item

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[HF] noun advice

itene

[LLL] adjective soft, fat, fleshy, tight (of fruit or a person’s flesh)

keek

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[HH] verb, transitive cut down, hew down (a large object); cut (a large portion) (pl. of kek)

kiine

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[HHH] verb, intransitive tie or wrap a cloth around ones own loins or waist

koon̄koong

[HH] verb, intransitive become high, tall, elevated

kpa

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[L] verb, transitive turn around, turn back, turn around and go back (used with edem, asin a kpa edem).

kpakka

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

kpam

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[H] ideophone sound of bottle breaking (on the floor, on a basin, on metal).

kpenne

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[HH] verb, transitive soil, dirty.

kpere

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[LH] verb, intransitive become near, stay near; approach

kpiam

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[HH] ideophone sound of an automatic horn.

kpịmkpim

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

kuọkkuok

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[LL] verb, transitive sweep; take the remains of something

kọnsịnkonsin

[HL] noun government; white colonial officer; English consul

mbọkmbok

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[HD] interjection please

mfịnmfin

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[LH] noun today

mkpa nnʌkmkpa nnuk

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[LH HD] noun ring

mkpaatʌkmkpaatuk

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[LHLH] noun a kind of plant with similar properties to akpaakpa ikpaaRa (the plants that if pulled out gets its roots back to the ground and grows up again)

mkpaedọn̄mkpaedong

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[HHHL] noun a kind of plant with small bitter fruits

mkparikpa

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[LHHH] noun a large calabash used as a buoy for nets

mkpat

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[LL] noun foot

mkpatak

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[HHH] noun the heavy dregs (yeast) from palm wine which settle at the bottom of the calabash

mkpọnọmkpono

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[LHH] noun handcuffs, leg cuffs, shackles

mkpọnọmkpono

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[LHH] noun wheel (bare without a tire)

mme

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[LL] conjunction and, with (variants: ye; ndo; mma)

muum

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

ndubịkndubik

[LLL] noun wickedness, maliciousness

ndufa

[HHH] adjective new

ndukpọn̄ndukpong

[HLL] noun shadow

ndutən̄ọndutengo

[HHHH] noun a corner inside a house

nnama

[LHH] noun calamity

nne

[LH] noun mother, grandmother, old woman (address or referent)

nso

[HH] noun face, front, future

ntaa

[HLL] noun a children’s running and hiding game played by moonlight

nuakka

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

nyaam

[HH] ideophone sound of plantain frying in oil

nyamma

[LH] verb, intransitive verbal aggression

n̄kubengkube

[HLF] noun athlete’s foot

n̄kukungkuku

[LHH] noun clan chief

n̄kọikọọmọngkoikoomo

[LLHLLH] noun a spider web

n̄waingwai

[HH] verb, intransitive shine like cat eyes (said of a person’ s eyes when he is excited, or when he should be ashamed but isn’t); shine intensely, brightly

n̄wara ngwara

[LLH] adjective granular, in grains

n̄weem ngweem

[HH] verb, transitive lick, lick off

siit

[HH] verb, transitive block, plug, stop up, obstruct

suka

[HL] noun sugar (possibly English loanword)

sịrensiren

[HL] noun shilling

sọksok

[H] verb, transitive scrub, rub briskly (teeth, the body, a pot), rub off, rub together, erase, wipe, rub with a slow motion, massage

tat

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

teem

[LL] verb, transitive put down, set down (a pot on the fire); cook, boil, prepare afere (soup) (pl. of tem)

ti

[H] verb, intransitive originate, come from

tiaara

[HHHH] verb, intransitive scream, shout at, often with mkpo (var. tiara)

tʌppotuppo

[HH] verb, transitive to exclaim

tịkketikke

[HH] verb, transitive tickle

tịmedetimede

[HHH] verb, transitive cause confusion, disturb

tọktok

[L] verb, transitive curse, use abusive words

tọttot

[L] verb, transitive warn against; give information, inform

udi

[HF] noun trouble

ufa

[HH] adjective new

uyai

[LLL] noun beauty

wọpwop

[H] verb, transitive suck

yama

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

yon̄n̄oyongngo

[HH] verb, intransitive wander (aimlessly or with a purpose), go here and there (of one who has many places to go and many things to do)

yʌtyut

[H] verb, transitive turn, mix, stir

yọọn̄ọyoongo

[HHH] verb, transitive spread with the palm of the hand (mud, plaster, water on the wall or floor)

yọọnọyoono

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