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Uyo–Bielefeld Ibibio Dictionary (Urua, Ekpenyong, Gibbon) abi.re /ab�re/ [abIre] LLL n: a kind of yam formerly planted only by women, water yam, Discorea alata (Dalziel); a womens dance danced at the time of the water yam harvest; a society of old women associated with water yam harvest. aburuusi /aburuusi/ [aburuusi] LLHLL n: [Eng] police, policeman (var. aborisi, bodiisi, borisi). abo /abo/ [abo] LF n: a market day (var. obo). abodom /abodom/ [abodom] LLH n: a drum made from a section of a tree tunk which is hollowed out, it is beaten with sticks of nsiip akOOk and is used for sending messages and as musical instrument. abo.ikpa /ab�ikpa/ [abOikpa] LHHL n: an adolescent girl. This is a contracted form of abObO ikpa one who wears leather, i.e. a belt, formerly young girls wore only a brief piece of skin at the waist (var. ObOikpa). abom /abom/ [abom] HF n: the central beam of a house, it runs the length of the roof (var. obom). abon /abon/ [abon] HL HF n: a mud fish (var. obon). abo.n /ab�n/ [abOn] LL n: secret society connected with the ekpe masquerade (var. ObOn). abo.n - /ab��/ [abON] HH n: mosquito (var. ObON ). abo.n - /ab��/ [abON] HF HL n: pimple (var. ObON ). abo.n - /ab��/ [abON] HF HL n: a creeper with a segmented stem, cane chairs and baskets are woven from it, Ancistrophyllum secundiflorum (?) (Dalziel) (var. ObON ). abo.o. /ab��/ [abOO] LLH n: collector (var. ObOO). abo.n /ab�n/ [abOn] LHL n: gunpowder (var. ObOn). abo.o.n - /ab��/ [abOON] HDH n: chief; lord (traditional or religious) (var. ObOON ). abo.ro. /ab�r�/ [abOrO] HHL n: a creeper with a rope-like segmented stem, a ring of it placed around a hens eggs, when she had laid them in the bush, will keep snakes away (var. ObOrO). abo.ro. /ab�r�/ [abOrO] HHL n: sexual organ of snail (var. ObOrO, utIRa). abu /abu/ [abu] HF n: dust (from the road that blows about; that is raised by sweeping) (var. obu). abu /abu/ [abu] LF n: a small shrimp, cray fish (var. obu). abu edo. /abu ed�/ [abu edO] LF HD n: a weed that comes up after farmland is cleared, used for enemas (var. obu edO). abu ekem /abu ekem/ [abu ekem] LF LL n: a type of large shrimps (var. obu ekem). abubit /abubit/ [abubit] LHH aj : black, mature, ripe (var. obubIt). abufi.m /abuf�m/ [abufIm] LHL n: traditional woven tray made from reeds; fan (var. obufIm). ab k /ab k/ [abVk] HH n: flesh (animal, human, fruit, nut); muscle (var. ObVk). abukpo.k /abukp�k/ [abukpOk] LHL n: a plank; the board for the game of draughts (checkers) (var. obukpOk). abuma /abuma/ [abuma] LLL n: a kind of game involving going around in circles with interlocked arms (var. obuma). abuma /abuma/ [abuma] LLL n: thunder (var. obuma). abuut /abuut/ [abuut] HHL n: shame (var. obuut). abuut abuut /abuut abuut/ [abuut abuut] HHL HHL aj, adv: shyly, shamefully (var. obuut obuut). 10
Uyo–Bielefeld Ibibio Dictionary (Urua, Ekpenyong, Gibbon) abuusi /abuusi/ [abuusi] LLHL n: cat (var. abOOsi, akpOOsi). ada /ada/ [ada] HH n: a kind of fish, mud skipper. ada /ada/ [ada] HF n: sleeping room esp in womens houses. ada /ada/ [ada] LH n: barren woman; aj barren (of animal, trees). adadagha /adada�a/ [adadaRa] HHHH n: supporting pillars to a house (var. adidaRa). adagha /ada�a/ [adaRa] LLH n: beneath, underneath. adak /adak/ [adak] HF n: something put underneath to collect liquid. adan /adan/ [adan] HF n: oil (implies palm oil unless otherwise qualified); grease, pomade. adan - a /ada�a/ [adaNa] HHH n: boundary (natural or created by planted trees, heaping by planted trees, heaping sand), limit; time, space of time. adeedeke /adeedeke/ [adeedeke] HLLHH aj : over-indulged, spoiled, holding gently (fragile stuff). adeen /adeen/ [adeen] HHL n: man, male (var. ideen). adeesi /adeesi/ [adeesi] LHLL n: rice. adektrik /adektrik/ [adektrik] LHL n: electricity (var. idektrik). adere /adere/ [adere] HHH n: the day before business; Sunday; church service, church used in the names of certain market days (var. edere). adere /adere/ [adere] LLH n: the upper part of a slope; inland, interior; north (var. edere). aderimbot /aderimbot/ [aderimbot] LLHF n: world; the upper part of a slope; inland, interior; north (var. ederimbot). aderimbot /aderimbot/ [aderimbot] LLHHL n: world; the upper part of a slope; inland, interior; north (var. ederimbot). adet /adet/ [adet] HH n: the day before business; Sunday; church service, church used in the names of certain market days (var. edere). adi /adi/ [adi] HL conj : [last var is Efik and is rarely used] but (var. ado, odo). adiaha /adiaha/ [adiaha] LLH n: title of first daughter either to father or mother. adia ntok inuen /adia ntok inuen/ [adia ntok inuen] LHH LL HLL LHH LL HD n: a kind of small black and white bird, it goes in pairs, one has a long tail and the other doesnt lit first born daughter of small bird also called nsim nsim ajOR O efOk in some areas, in other areas this last name is a syn for adua . adian - /adia�/ [adiaN] HHH n: a kind of tail tree, the seeds from its large fruit are roasted and eaten, prob African breadfruit, Treculia africana (Dalziel). adian - /adia�/ [adiaN] HLL n: a kind of fish with a flat body, it moves like a fan. adian - n - a /adia��a/ [adiaNNa] HLLL n: a kind of fish with a flat body, it moves like a fan. adibene /adibene/ [adibene] LLLL n: wall (var. idibene, ibibene). adidagha /adida�a/ [adidaRa] HHHH n: supporting pillars to a house (var. adadaRa). adidem /adidem/ [adidem] LHL n: king; God (var. edidem). adidian ekpa /adidian ekpa/ [adidian ekpa] HHHH LL n: spleen. adidian ekpa /adidian ekpa/ [adidian ekpa] HHHF HL n: spleen. adidian ito.n - /adidian it��/ [adidian itON] HHHH LH n: sore throat, tonsilitis. adidi.me /adid�me/ [adidIme] LLLH n: electric fish. adidio.n - /adidi��/ [adidiON] LHLL n: blessing, fixing up, repairing, improving, decorating, adorning, preparing. 11
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