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

installments.<br />

waan - /waa�/ [waaN] HH tv: wrap around, tie around, wrap in (pl. of waN ).<br />

waan - a /waa�a/ [waaNa] LLH iv: become torn, tear off; branch off, turn off (pl. of<br />

waNa).<br />

waap /waap/ [waap] HH tv: snatch, grab, take away by force (var. wappa).<br />

waara /waara/ [waara] HHH interj : do quickly, become quick (pl. of wara).<br />

waat /waat/ [waat] HH tv: remove leaves from a branch with horizontal or glancing<br />

strokes of a machete.<br />

waat /waat/ [waat] LL tv: propel, drive (animal, bicycle, car, canoe).<br />

waat /waat/ [waat] HH tv: startle, surprise, take unawares (esp of an unexpected visitor).<br />

waat /waat/ [waat] LL tv: scatter, sprinkle (purposefully as grains, seeds) filter (gari,<br />

make the gari go through the holes of the filter).<br />

wagha /wa�a/ [waRa] LH iv: become torn, tear off; branch off, turn off.<br />

wagha /wa�a/ [waRa] LL ideo: sound of starched cloth or paper being crumpled.<br />

wai /wai/ [wai] LL tv, iv: tear, rend, scratch, tear off, tear up, tear out; pay a debt in<br />

installments, iv drizzle.<br />

wain /wain/ [wain] HL n: [Eng] wine (of the European type referred to in church services).<br />

wak /wak/ [wak] H iv: become many, much.<br />

wak /wak/ [wak] L tv: tear, rend, scratch, tear off, tear up, tear out; pay a debt in<br />

installments.<br />

wakka /wakka/ [wakka] LH iv: become torn, tear off; branch off, turn off.<br />

wamma /wamma/ [wamma] HH iv: do quickly, be become quick.<br />

wan - /wa�/ [waN] H tv: wrap around, tie around, wrap in.<br />

wana /wana/ [wana] LH tv: share, do with, associate with.<br />

wan - a /wa�a/ [waNa] HH iv: become wrapped around, coiled; coil (of a snake or plant).<br />

wan - n - a /wa��a/ [waNNa] HH tv: rev of waN remove what is wrapped around.<br />

wap /wap/ [wap] H tv: suck (var. wOp).<br />

wappa /wappa/ [wappa] LH tv: talk loosely, vulgarly.<br />

wappa /wappa/ [wappa] HH : rev of wOpO stop sucking.<br />

wappa /wappa/ [wappa] HH tv: snatch, grab, take away by force.<br />

wappa /wappa/ [wappa] HH tv: rev of wOp stop sucking.<br />

wara /wara/ [wara] HH iv: do quickly, become quick.<br />

wat /wat/ [wat] H tv: remove leaves from a branch with horizontal or glancing strokes<br />

of a machete.<br />

wat /wat/ [wat] L tv: propel, drive (animal, bicycle, car, canoe).<br />

wat /wat/ [wat] L : scatter, sprinkle (purposefully as grains, seeds) filter (gari, make the<br />

gari go through the holes of the filter).<br />

waya /waja/ [waja] HL n: [Eng] wire; telephone.<br />

waya /waja/ [waja] LH iv: sneeze.<br />

waya /waja/ [waja] LH iv: become torn to pieces (of people <strong>and</strong> animals).<br />

weem /weem/ [weem] LL iv: flow, become flowing, loose (of garments).<br />

weeme /weeme/ [weeme] HHH iv: become light (of daylight).<br />

weeme /weeme/ [weeme] LLH iv, tv: flow, become flowing, loose (of garments).<br />

weeme /weeme/ [weeme] LLH iv: warm oneself in the sun or by the fire, bask.<br />

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