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abom

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[H.HL] noun central beam of a house, it runs the length of the roof

afe

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[LH] noun meeting place

afo

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[LL] pronoun you

afịt

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[LH] adjective all, every

akaan

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[HHL] adjective old

akpa

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[HH] noun expanse e.g. ocean

aku

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[HL] noun priest

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

ayio

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[HHL] noun sunshine, the suns rays, daylight; weather, season, time, the times

ayịm

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[LH] noun onion

ban

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

bene

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[LL] adjective not even, even, none

da

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[L] noun term of address used betwee men of equal age and status, its use generally implies intimacy, it is occasionally used to address a stranger and is currently used by young girls although this latter is considered improper by men

dai

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[HH] verb, transitive lick (a spoon or the fingers in eating), eat something soft of liquid with a spoon or fingers

daiya

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[HH] verb, intransitive sleep

dʌkkọdukko

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[HL] verb, transitive strain, filter skim

dọọkdook

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[HH] verb, transitive climb (tree, hill)

ebọ ebo

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[LL] noun baldness, bald spot.

ekikọmban̄ekikombang

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[LLL] noun side whiskers, side burns.

ekporikpo

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

etịghitịgheetighitighe

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[HLLHL] noun heel of the foot.

ewan̄koewangko

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[LHHL] noun rheumatism.

fen̄feng

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

iba

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

idap

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[HH] noun sleep.

ifʌkkọifukko

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[LHL] noun thigh; lap.

ifịkifik

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[HH] noun a small round leech found in dry mudflows.

ikpọọn̄ikpoong

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[LLL] noun; adjective; adverb aloneness, lack of relations

isaisak

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[LLHL] adjective burnt, scorched

isan̄isang

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[HF] noun walk, journey; gait

itiaita

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[LHLH] number eight

(Igbo) asato

itiokeed

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[LHLLL] number six

(Igbo) isii

iwuo

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[HHH] noun nose

kan̄kang

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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

kpaap

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[LL] verb, transitive become flat (of something that should swell or be rounded).

kpam

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

kpam

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

kpan̄

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[L] verb, transitive pay attention (used with utON, as in a kpaN utON, listen).

kpe

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[HL] interjection expression of concern, regret, apology

kpeme

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[LL] verb, transitive watch, guard, look after

kpim

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[L] ideophone sound of the eka ibit (a large drum)

kpono

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

kpoppo

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[HH] verb, transitive catch in the hands

kpu

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[L] verb, intransitive fail to come about, fail to materialize; fail to carry out

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.

kpọkkpok

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

kịmkim

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[L] ideophone sound made by a heavy round object such as a coconut or palm fruit cluster when it falls to the ground

kọn̄n̄ọkongngo

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[HH] verb, transitive remove from a hook, unhang (rev. of kọọn̄ [HH])

kọppọkoppo

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

meen̄emeenge

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[LLH] verb, transitive swallow (pl. of men)

mfet

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[HH] noun penis

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)

mkpap itịt

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[HH HL] noun outer part of the vagina - labia majora

mkpo

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[HH] noun shout, scream, outcry

mkputakutak

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[HHLHL] noun a kind of insect (similar to millipede)

mkpịriikpu idemmkpiriikpu idem

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[LHLLH HL] noun rough skin, tough skin

mkpọkọpmkpokop

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[LLL] noun prison, jail, detention

mkpọnọmkpono

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[HHH] noun handcuffs, leg cuffs, shackles

mkpọrọ anyenmkporoanyen

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[HHH HL] noun eyeball

mmịne inyọn̄mmine inyong

[LLL HD] noun plaintain

ndisi

[LLH] adjective alive; raw; fresh (of meat, fish, a wound)

ndo

[HF] noun a kind of small fish

nduwughọnduwugho

[HLHH] noun stain

ndọkndok

[HH] noun jest, clowning, embarrassment

nnyenne

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

nsʌn̄ikan̄nsungikang

[HF HL] noun smoke; steamboat, ship

nsʌn̄utomnsungutom

[LH HL] noun village crier, he beats a drum and makes announcements

ntuen

[LLL] noun a kind of small hot red or green pepper, Aframonum melegueta (Dalziel)

nyaam

[HH] ideophone sound of plantain frying in oil

nyen̄nyeng

[LL] verb, intransitive become greedy

nyin

[H] verb, transitive show teeth

n̄karasịnngkarasin

[HHHF] noun kerosine (English loanword)

n̄kemngkem

[LH] noun color, many colors (ason cloth, or an animal)

n̄kueghengkueghe

[LHHH] noun crybaby, a person who cries at every little thing

n̄kukungkuku

[LHH] noun clan chief

n̄waak ngwaak

[LL] ideophone sound of dry cloth or paper crumbling

n̄wagha ngwagha

[HH] verb, intransitive become congested; become odorous; smell of fish

n̄wọn̄ngwong

[H] verb, transitive drink; smoke

nịghenighe

[LH] verb, transitive tickle

nọno

[L] verb, intransitive, verb, transitive to be able to, know how to, master

sappa

[HH] verb, transitive abuse, humiliate

seet

[HH] verb, transitive look at

siime

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

suagha

[HHH] verb, intransitive become disordered, disheveled; become smashed to bits

sʌkhọsukho

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

tam

[H] ideophone describes the action of cutting something all the way through

tap

[L] ideophone sound of wood being cut

tim

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

top

[H] verb, transitive eject, hurl, throw, shoot, sting

ubom

[HF] noun fatness, breadth

urais

[LHL] noun rice

usọbomusobom

[LHF] noun your grandfather

utai

[HHL] noun a kind of large lizard, land living

utatan

[HHH] noun beach; sandbar

uyakka

[HHL] noun your kinsman

wọpwop

[H] verb, transitive suck

yan̄n̄ayangnga

[HH] verb, transitive elude, evade (as a solution eludes one)

yok

[L] verb, transitive cut into large pieces (as tree into logs, a fish into large chunks)

yoot

[HH] verb, transitive make an announcement in several places

yọọrọyooro

[HHH] verb, transitive dance with specific steps, dance a specific dance, generally a leisurely a dance with outstretched arms