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

s kko. /s kk�/ [sVkkO] LH iv: faint, lose consciousness; become lowered.<br />

s m /s m/ [sVm] L tv: take fire, carry fire w ikaN fire.<br />

s mmo. /s mm�/ [sVmmO] LH tv: rev of sum, take burning firewood away, remove a<br />

torch from the fire.<br />

s n - /s �/ [sVN] H iv: become gentle, mild (of disposition, weather); adv quietly, safely.<br />

s n - s n - /s �s �/ [sVN sVN] HH aj : gently, quietly, carefully.<br />

s nno. /s nn�/ [sVnnO] LH iv: become sluggish; hang down, sag (more emphatic than<br />

suun).<br />

s no. /s n�/ [sVnO] LH iv: become stupid.<br />

suogho /suo�o/ [suoRo] HHH iv: become chopped up.<br />

suok /suok/ [suok] HH tv: chop.<br />

suokko /suokko/ [suokko] HHH tv: disturb, stir.<br />

suo.p /su�p/ [suOp] HL n: [Eng] soap cf asakpa, atON (syn. suap, asakpa, atON, OtON ).<br />

suo.p /su�p/ [suOp] HF n: [Eng] soap cf asakpa, atON (syn. suap, asakpa, atON, OtON ).<br />

suugho /suu�o/ [suuRo] LLH iv: become low, lowered; abate, let up; become pacified,<br />

comforted; tv degrade, humble; pacify, comfort, calm.<br />

suugho. /suu��/ [suuRO] HHH iv, tv: become left over, remain; tv keep over, leave over.<br />

suuk /suuk/ [suuk] LL iv: become lowered; tv lower; sg only leave off, see off, escort to<br />

a spot (as a departing guest); w var sui cause to abate, cool down, quench, satisfy a long<br />

felt desire or craving.<br />

suum /suum/ [suum] LL tv: take fire, carry fire (pl. of sVm).<br />

suun /suun/ [suun] LL iv: become sagging, hanging down, limp (of cloth), become<br />

sluggish, limp, sagging (in stance, in movements).<br />

suuno. /suun�/ [suunO] LLH iv: become sagging, hanging down, limp (of cloth), become<br />

sluggish, limp, sagging (in stance, in movements).<br />

suun - o. /suu��/ [suuNO] LLH tv: curse, invoke, call on, call down on (var. sueN ).<br />

ta /ta/ [ta] H tv: chew, eat something hard or chewable (meat, nuts coconut), chew, eat<br />

away (of diseases that destroy tissue); burn.<br />

taaba /taaba/ [taaba] HHH tv: keep from sleep, keep awake gen w idap sleep (pl. of<br />

taba).<br />

taagha /taa�a/ [taaRa] LLH iv: tattered, threadbare (pl. of taRa).<br />

taagha /taa�a/ [taaRa] LLH iv: do properly, do well, really, emphatic (always followed<br />

by another verb) (syn. nekke, tVm).<br />

taam /taam/ [taam] HH iv, tv: hop, jump; jump over; abate, let up (pl. of tamma).<br />

taan /taan/ [taan] HH tv: frown w iso.<br />

taan - /taa�/ [taaN] HH tv: speak to, talk to, say, tell; rebuke, reprove often (pl. of taN ).<br />

taap /taap/ [taap] LL iv: tiptoe, walk on tiptoe.<br />

taap /taap/ [taap] LL tv: dip out, ladle out (with a spoon or the h<strong>and</strong>); beckon with<br />

the h<strong>and</strong>, touch lightly to get someones attention (pl. of tap).<br />

taara /taara/ [taara] HHH iv: spread (of rumor, fire), loosen, unravel, unwind, open (of<br />

leaves), melt; tv melt (pl. of tara).<br />

taat /taat/ [taat] HH tv: spread, loosen, untie, unlock, unwind, open, melt (pl. of tat).<br />

taata /taata/ [taata] LHL n: address form for father, gr<strong>and</strong>father, old man, baby.<br />

tap /tap/ [tap] L tv: taste (food, drink).<br />

taba /taba/ [taba] HH tv: keep from sleep, keep awake gen w idap sleep.<br />

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