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<strong>Uyo</strong>–Bielefeld <strong>Ibibio</strong> <strong>Dictionary</strong> (Urua, Ekpenyong, Gibbon)<br />

n - kesi /�kesi/ [Nkesi] HLL n: [Eng h<strong>and</strong>kerchief] silk, any silk material (var. Nkasi).<br />

n - ket /�ket/ [Nket] LF n: lead (metal).<br />

n - ket iyak /�ket ijak/ [Nket ijak] LF LL n: dorsal fin of a fish.<br />

n - kid n - /�kid �/ [NkidVN] HHH n: stripe of palm bark used esp for weaving baskets.<br />

n - kiikua /�kiikua/ [Nkiikua] HHLLL n: a kind of rodent found in the tops of palm trees,<br />

they move in small groups.<br />

n - kiim /�kiim/ [Nkiim] HHH n: stitches (pains) in the side from running, a sharp pain<br />

in the side as though something were sticking one there; pneumonia.<br />

n - kikan /�kikan/ [Nkikan] LHL n: a hat-shaped woven filter used to filter abak, fermented<br />

cassava, etc..<br />

n - kikan /�kikan/ [Nkikan] HHH n: crust from burnt food.<br />

n - kiko.o.mo. /�kik��m�/ [NkikOOmO] LHLLH n: spider web (var. NkpukOOmO).<br />

n - kiko.p /�kik�p/ [NkikOp] HDL n: unfortunate, one who is always in trouble, one who<br />

always has troubles.<br />

n - ki.m enan - /�k�m ena�/ [NkIm enaN] HF LL n: a kind of wire grass, Bahama grass<br />

(Adams).<br />

n - ki.m enan - /�k�m ena�/ [NkIm enaN] LL LL n: a kind of wire grass, Bahama grass<br />

(Adams).<br />

n - ki.me enan - /�k�me ena�/ [NkIme enaN] LLL LL n: a kind of plant (different from<br />

Nkim enaN.<br />

n - ki.me itak /�k�me itak/ [NkIme itak] LLL HH n: a kind of plant (different from Nkim<br />

enaN.<br />

n - ki.ren - /�k�re�/ [NkIreN] LLL n: basket (gen term) (var. NkreN ).<br />

n - ki.riki.t /�k�rik�t/ [NkIrikIt] LLHL n: owl (var. NkrikIt).<br />

n - ki.ro.n - /�k�r��/ [NkIrON] HHH n: a two pronged metal gong beaten to summon people<br />

(var. NkrON ).<br />

n - ki.ro.n - ito.n - /�k�r��it��/ [NkIrON itON] HHH HD n: collar bone (var. NkrON itON ).<br />

n - kisi /�kisi/ [Nkisi] HLL n: [Eng h<strong>and</strong>kerchief] silk, any silk material.<br />

n - ko /�ko/ [Nko] HD adv: also.<br />

n - ko /�ko/ [Nko] LH n: over there, yonder (refers to a narrow area).<br />

n - ko. /�k�/ [NkO] LL conj : until, until the time, when.<br />

n - ko. /�k�/ [NkO] HF adv: I hope, I believe, Im sure, I wish, moreover.<br />

n - ko. /�k�/ [NkO] HL adv: I hope, I believe, Im sure, I wish, moreover.<br />

n - ko.i /�k�i/ [NkOi] LHL n: a projection on the body (as in sharp fish fins).<br />

n - koi nnam /�koi nnam/ [Nkoi nnam] LLL LH n: deliberateness; aj deliberate.<br />

n - ko.iko.o.mo. /�k�ik��m�/ [NkOikOOmO] LLHLLH n: spider web.<br />

n - ko.k /�k�k/ [NkOk] HH n: branch (of a tree, a river).<br />

n - ko.ko.t /�k�k�t/ [NkOkOt] LLL n: a fast growing plant, thorny <strong>and</strong> soft-stemmed with<br />

a small tuber at the root, its stem <strong>and</strong> leaves are, together with charcoal, used to polish<br />

mud floors, Anchomanes difformis (Dalziel).<br />

n - ko.ko.t /�k�k�t/ [NkOkOt] LLL n: a boil on the finger or toe.<br />

n - ko.m /�k�m/ [NkOm] LH conj : even if, not even if adv not even.<br />

n - ko.m ayop /�k�m ajop/ [NkOm ajop] HF HL n: small branches radiating from akpe<br />

ayop to which the individual palm fruits are attached (var. NkOm eyop).<br />

n - ko.n - /�k��/ [NkON] HF n: leaf; in its narrowest sense the term applies to leaves that<br />

are distributed along a stem in such a way that a person can remove several of them at<br />

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