Ibibio English

[LLL] noun valley, abyss, chasm, gorge

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[LLHL] noun cat

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[LLLL] noun wall

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[LHLL] noun king

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[LLLL] noun electric fish

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[HHH] noun comb

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[HHL] noun forest

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[LH] noun lizard

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[HH] noun crying, weeping

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[LL] adjective not even, even, none

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[L] verb, transitive lean something against, place against

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[LLH] verb, intransitive; verb, transitive stop, cease, conclude,; tv bring to conclusion; decide

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[H] verb, intransitive; verb, transitive speak, say, tell, mean, intend

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[LH] verb, transitive play

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[L] verb shine (of sun or moon)

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[HH] verb, transitive turn a deaf ear towards, not anwer, ignore

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[HHH] verb, transitive cause disgust

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[HH] verb, transitive light, kindle

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[HH] verb, transitive shout at, bawl at, scold; shock.

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[HL] verb, transitive strain, filter skim

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[LH] verb, intransitive become untidy and wet (of a messy wet animal), become wet, become untidy.

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[L] verb, transitive weave, knit, spin

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verb, transitive become smooth

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

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

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

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[LLL] noun world.

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[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.

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

[HHL] noun elephant.

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[LH] noun strange, alien.

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[LL] noun court, council meeting.

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

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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.

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[HH] verb, intransitive become hot, warm.

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

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[LL] number two

(Igbo) abụọ

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[LF] adjective become unsalted, unseasoned; become deficient.

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

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[HH] noun body (of a human being, an animal, fruit, nut), self (used as a reflexive). aj (?) emphatic, even, particular, the very.

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

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[LH] noun witchcraft, witch.

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[LH LH] adjective worthless; fruitless; in vain

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[HH] noun gonorrhea.

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[HF] noun pus

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[LL] noun fishing grounds, fishing area

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

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

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[HH] noun hip joint

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

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[LL] ideophone sound of shoes with heels

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

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[HH] ideophone sound of a palm kernel or ekOm nut when it is cracked with a stone; sound made by snapping the fingers; sound made in a gun when it fails to fire because the powder is wet.

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[LH] verb, transitive construct a framework

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[LH] verb, transitive lift something very heavy and of huge girth requiring both arms around it; try to carry something heavier than one is capable of, take on more than one can manage

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

Speaker: Itoro Ituen

[H] ideophone sound made by ekOmO drums, the small one goes kpim or kpom or kum, the large one goes kpim or kum.

Speaker: Itoro Ituen

[HH] ideophone sound of the fall of a knife or spoon, or of an enamel plate

Speaker: Itoro Ituen

[H] verb, transitive grind between two stones (small things such as beans, pepper); w pl kọọk cure, heal, perform juju for curing and certain other purposes (implies grinding medicines)

Speaker: Mfon Udoinyang

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

[LLH] noun nail (anat), claw

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[HHL] noun specialist, practitioner (pl. of abia)

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[HDH] noun white (pl. of afia)

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[LH HDH] noun ring

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[HLLL] noun armpit

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[LF] noun scar

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

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

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[LHLH] noun a kind of caterpillar, found at the top of oil palm trees, edible

Speaker: Itoro Ituen

[LHHH] noun singlet, sleeveless underwear

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[LHLLH HL] noun rough skin, tough skin

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[LH] noun dew, moisture on leaves

[LLL] adverb not even

[HLHHH] noun a struggle

[H] verb, intransitive, verb, transitive dance; fawn on

[HLLH] noun ant

[LLL] noun a kind of basket used for catching fish or crabs, small ones are made of palm fronds, large ones of cane

[HH] noun face, front, future

[LL] noun lies

[L] verb, intransitive shake (of a drunkards hand, of an old rattly car, of a cloth flapping in the wind; tremble, move about)

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

[LH] verb, intransitive bend a part of the body, bend all the way over; become bent

[HH] verb, intransitive become sweet, delicious, tasty, enjoyable (of food or drink only)

[HHHLLLHL] noun locust

[LH] verb, transitive pour into; empty out; wide

[LL] noun bribe, dishonest business practices

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

[H] verb, intransitive push as in childbirth

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

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

[L] verb, transitive curse, use abusive words

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

[LF] noun cassava fufu, it has no smell due to being well soaked before cooking

[LLHH] noun cloaca of a chicken, hindquarters of a chicken (?)

[LH] noun loving, likeness

[LH] verb, intransitive sneeze

[HHH] verb, intransitive become poor

[HH] verb, transitive mix; adulterate (as palm wine by adding water)

[H] verb, transitive wash; rub on, apply (oil, ointment); lick

[L] verb, transitive doubt, surprise

[H] verb, transitive attach, put together, fasten, lock, hang (from a point, or curtains, tie on so that it may hang)

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