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abịreabire

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

akpọrọ

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[LHL] noun Adam’s apple

akube

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[HHF] noun chameleon

an̄wen

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[HD] quantifier other, another, more

ata

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[HH] noun a kind of black stinging ant which lives in palm trees

atan̄atang

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[HH] noun a fence of shrubbery planted to indicate a boundary and provide privacy

atidot

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[LHL] noun bitter leaf, gall bladder; bile

ayio

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

ayịn

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[HH] noun child, offspring

been̄ebeenge

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[HHH] verb, transitive beg, beg for; plead with, ask for

biine

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[LLH] verb, transitive drive away, drive off, send away, follow, go afte, chase, catch up to, join

bio

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[LL] verb, transitive cut through with a single stroke

daara

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[HHH] verb, intransitive rejoice, become happy

deep

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[LL] verb, transitive scratch, itch

duop

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[LL] number ten

(Igbo) iri

ebọkebok

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[HF] noun monkey

edem

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[LL] noun the back (anat).

ekampa

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[LHHH] noun big, huge.

ekpa

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[LL] noun tomach; a bag-like object esp one containing air; a musical instrument of the accordian type; a kind of thumb piano made of wood of calabash with metal keys; a play in which the thumb piano is used.

ekọn̄ekong

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[HH] noun war; a society which celebrates past war glories, joining the society was possible at one time only for a man who had taken several heads, now it is done symbolically.

etebom

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[LHF] noun grandfather (paternal or maternal).

ewat

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[HH] noun grey hair; mould (on food, leather)

fiime

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[HHH] verb, transitive torture.

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.

fịbefibe

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[HH] verb, intransitive become jealous, envious often.

ibaan

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[HHL] noun women, wives

ibene ibene

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[LLL] noun wall

ifịmifim

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

ikiba

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[LHL] noun a calabash for serving palm wine, it has a filter at its mouth to hold back the dregs.

ikpan̄ikpang

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[LH] noun spoon

imọimo

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[LF] noun; adjective wealth, rich person

isan̄isang

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[HF] noun walk, journey; gait

itai usʌn̄itai usung

[LLL HL] noun door hinge

itiaita

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[LHLH] number eight

(Igbo) asato

ituut

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[LHH] noun caterpillar (general term)

ke

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

kop

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[L] verb, transitive perceive, feel, sense, taste, hear; understand; listen to, heed; respond to

kpaaba

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

kpai

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[HH] verb, transitive become puckered (of the mouth from acid, of the hands from immersion in water).

kpoomo

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[HH] verb, transitive catch in the hands (plural of kpoppo)

kpuup

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[LL] ideophone sound made by a heavy object (a person, coconut, a palm fruit cluster) when it falls to the ground

kpʌkkpuk

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

kpọikpoi

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

kpọkkpok

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[L] verb, transitive hop on one leg, limp.

kʌn̄kung

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[H] verb, transitive copulate

kọkkọkokko

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[LH] verb, transitive let fall from the mouth, spit out (food, not liquid)

kọkkọkokko

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[HH] verb, transitive make way, step aside

ma

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[H] verb, transitive like, love (can be used as a euphemism for sex)

mbara

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[HHL] noun dew dripping from the trees

mbịpmbip

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[HF] noun engagement (before marriage)

mbọkmbok

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[HD] interjection please

meen̄emeenge

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[HH] verb, transitive; verb, intransitive ignore, delay in responding

mkpa

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[HH] noun a kind of tree which blooms in dry season, its leaves are used for afere

mkpataatat

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

mkpenek

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[HLH] noun a kind of timber tree, Uapaca guineensis (Dalziel)

mkpọhọdemkpohode

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[LHHH] noun singlet, sleeveless underwear

mkpọmkpọrọmkpomkporo

[LHHH] noun skull

mmịne inyọn̄mmine inyong

[LLL HD] noun plaintain

mmọmmo

[HF] possessive pronoun they, them, their

nan

[H] verb, transitive injure, wound

nde

[LL] conjunction with, and

ndikpọndikpo

[HLL] noun sweat (var. ibikpO, ibibiak, adikpO)

ndubịrendubire

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

ndukpak aya

[LHL LL] noun a kind of plant, its leaf is ground up and used to treat yews

neme

[LH] verb, intransitive converse, tell, inform

niim

[HH] verb, transitive disappear; sg only dive

nne

[HD] noun young woman (address or referent), a term of endearment for a young woman

nse

[LH] interrogative what

nti

[LL] noun the area around the ears and under the jaw

ntuen

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

nyagha

[HH] verb, intransitive be itchy, scratchy

nyiik

[HH] verb, intransitive whine (of a child)

nyọọnyoo

[LHL] noun a kind of imported fish, herring

n̄karikangkarika

[LLHF] noun a plant with hot peppery fruit and leaves which are chewed esp with palm wine

n̄kọikọọmọngkoikoomo

[LLHLLH] noun a spider web

n̄kọn̄ngkong

[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

n̄warangwara

[LLH] adjective granular, in grains

n̄wịmngwim

[H] verb, intransitive, verb, transitive bear fruit

nọmmọnommo

[LH] verb, transitive strike on the head with the knuckles made in a fist

obo

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[LF] noun market day

saat

[HH] verb, intransitive become dry (pl. of sat)

set

[H] verb, transitive choke, cause choking (as water in the windpipe)

siọọpsioop

[LLH] verb, transitive to make a sign of disgust, impatience, disapproval, contempt; smack the lips over a good taste

soon

[HH] verb, intransitive become tough and coarse in texture due to exposure to the sun or other causes and unable to be softened by cooking

sua

[LL] verb, transitive hate, dislike

suak

[HH] verb, transitive grab as much as possible with one hand

tana

[HH] verb, intransitive become sandy

top

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

tuaan

[HHH] verb, intransitive, verb, transitive whistle

tun̄tung

[H] verb, transitive hollow out

tịptip

[L] verb, intransitive fail to mature, fail to develop fully, fall short of expectations; miss out

tọktok

[L] verb, transitive curse, use abusive words

ufiak ufiak

[LLL HHL] noun fourth-born son

usen

[LH] noun guest, visitor

utai

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

wak

[L] verb, transitive tear, rend, scratch, tear off, tear up, tear out; pay a debt in installments

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)

yịgheyighe

[LH] verb, transitive doubt, surprise

yịkyik

[L] verb, transitive doubt, surprise

yọọnyoon

[HH] verb, transitive cause choking, dizziness