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

Mitragyna stipulosa (Dalziel).<br />

uwem /uwem/ [uwem] HH n: life, existence, state of being alive, life style, habits.<br />

uwem /uwem/ [uwem] HH n: life, existence, state of being alive, life style, habits.<br />

uwom /uwom/ [uwom] HH n: life, existence, state of being alive, life style, habits.<br />

uwo.ro.ukuo. /uw�r�uku�/ [uwOrO ukuO] HHL LLL n: the heaviest rain of the rainy<br />

season, after it the rain begins to abate.<br />

uwue /uwue/ [uwue] HHL interj : indicates surprise at someones achievement.<br />

uwuen /uwuen/ [uwuen] LHH n: needle.<br />

uwuuwuu /uwuuwuu/ [uwuuwuu] LHLHL interj : a sound made to cheer or mock<br />

someone.<br />

uyaagha /ujaa�a/ [ujaaRa] LHHH aj : empty, wasted, devoid of purpose.<br />

uyagha /uja�a/ [ujaRa] LHH aj : empty, wasted, devoid of purpose.<br />

uyai /ujai/ [ujai] LLL n, aj : beauty.<br />

uyakka /ujakka/ [ujakka] HHL n: your kinsman.<br />

uyakak /ujakak/ [ujakak] HHH n: a kind of tree, its strongly flavoured fruit is dried <strong>and</strong><br />

used for afere(soup), Tetrapleura tetraptera (Adams).<br />

uye /uje/ [uje] HF n, aj : heat, warmth; aj hot, warm (var. ujie).<br />

uyi /uji/ [uji] LH n: bush mango, Irvingis gabonensis (Dalziel) (var. ujo).<br />

uyi /uji/ [uji] LH n: bush mango, Irvingis gabonensis (Dalziel) (var. ujo).<br />

uyie /ujie/ [ujie] HHL n, aj : heat, warmth; aj hot, warm.<br />

uyie /ujie/ [ujie] LLL n: a kind of plant.<br />

uyiip /ujiip/ [ujiip] HHH n: any insect which pinches.<br />

uyi.n /uj�n/ [ujIn] HH n: childhood.<br />

uyio /ujio/ [ujio] HHL n: voice; order, edict.<br />

uyio /ujio/ [ujio] LHH n: tabanus fly (var. ujo).<br />

uyio /ujio/ [ujio] LHH n: bush mango, Irvingis gabonensis (Dalziel) (var. ujo).<br />

uyi.p /uj�p/ [ujIp] HH n: any insect which pinches.<br />

uyi.t iwuo /uj�t iwuo/ [ujIt iwuo] LH HLL n: see yIre.<br />

uyo /ujo/ [ujo] HF n: voice; order, edict (var. ujio).<br />

uyo /ujo/ [ujo] LH n: bush mango, Irvingis gabonensis (Dalziel) (var. ujio).<br />

uyo /ujo/ [ujo] LH n: bread, biscuit (var. ujio).<br />

uyo /ujo/ [ujo] LH : tabanus fly (var. ujio).<br />

uyom /ujom/ [ujom] HF n: noise.<br />

uyo.ro. /uj�r�/ [ujOrO] HHH n: a kind of tree with soft wood, its fruits contain large<br />

hard-covered seeds similar to oil bean seeds, these are used to scrub floors.<br />

uyo.t /uj�t/ [ujOt] HH n: a kind of tree with soft wood, its fruits contain large hardcovered<br />

seeds similar to oil bean seeds, these are used to scrub floors.<br />

uyo.t /uj�t/ [ujOt] HH n: sufficiency.<br />

peni /peni/ [peni] HL n: [Eng] penny (var. abeni, beni).<br />

potassi /potassi/ [potassi] LHLL : [Eng] potash, it is mixed with palm-wine <strong>and</strong> drunk<br />

in large amounts every morning as a cure for gonorrhea. (var. botaasi, botaas).<br />

o.thorgraphy /�thorgraphy/ [Othorgraphy] Tones POS: Definition (Comments).<br />

sa /sa/ [sa] F conj : since (time, cause) because (var. sia).<br />

saak /saak/ [saak] HH iv: laugh (pl. of sak).<br />

saak /saak/ [saak] LL iv: become burnt (of things one puts into the fire) (pl. of sak).<br />

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