Uyo Ibibio Dictionary - Computational Linguistics and Spoken ...

Uyo–Bielefeld Ibibio Dictionary (Urua, Ekpenyong, Gibbon)
wuak /wuak/ [wuak] HH tv: mix; adulterate (as palm wine by adding water).
wuat /wuat/ [wuat] HH tv: startle, surprise, take unawares (esp of an unexpected visitor).
w be /w be/ [wVbe] LH tv: lose feathers, moult.
wue /wue/ [wue] LH iv: warm oneself in the sun or by the fire, bask.
wuene /wuene/ [wuene] HHH iv: become poor.
w gho. /w ��/ [wVRO] HH iv: become stuck, fixed (of an arrow in wood, of an ink stain
on paper).
w gho. /w ��/ [wVRO] LH iv, tv: come out, go out, leave; issue from tv lead to result
in, happen to; become; mean, signify; reach.
wuo.n - o. /wu���/ [wuONO] LH iv: come out, go out, leave; issue from.
w kko. /w kk�/ [wVkkO] HH tv: rev of wuuk remove what was stuck in, pinned or fixed
in; remove a prohibition.
wuo. /wu�/ [wuO] iv: come out, go out, leave; issue from.
wuon /wuon/ [wuon] HL LL adv: yet, then (var. wuun, dion, diin, dien).
wuo.n - o. /wu���/ [wuONO] LLH iv, tv: come out, go out, leave; issue from.
wuo.t /wu�t/ [wuOt] LL tv: lend; borrow.
w p /w p/ [wVp] L tv: pull up, pluck from the ground.
w ppe /w ppe/ [wVppe] LH tv: pull up, pluck from the ground.
w t /w t/ [wVt] H tv: cause a desire in, a craving for, a longing for.
wuuk /wuuk/ [wuuk] HH tv: stick into (esp small yam sticks into the ground, fix pin to;
stain.
wuumo /wuumo/ [wuumo] HHH tv: scoop up with the hands (not water) (var. woomo).
wuun /wuun/ [wuun] HL adv: yet, then.
wuuro /wuuro/ [wuuro] LLH iv: collapse, fall apart.
wuut /wuut/ [wuut] LL tv: destroy, knock down (something that has been erected);
disrupt, disorganize (a meeting).
yaa /jaa/ [jaa] LH iv: become beautiful (var. jaija).
yaak /jaak/ [jaak] LL tv: let go, release a hold on, leave alone.
yaan - /jaa�/ [jaaN] HH tv: deceive.
yaan - a /jaa�a/ [jaaNa] LLH tv, iv: peel in bits with the fingers (as an orange); reveal
(esp a secret or trick) (pl. of jaara).
yaara /jaara/ [jaara] HHH tv: shout, scream; tv shout at, scream at often.
yaara /jaara/ [jaara] LH tv: rev of yat remove a head covering; remove skin, bark; peel
off (esp a taut covering as on a tangerine).
yaat /jaat/ [jaat] HH tv: burn, sting (as pepper, iodine) (pl. of jat).
yaat /jaat/ [jaat] HL n: [Eng] yard (a measure of cloth).
yaak /jaak/ [jaak] L iv: remain; let; allow; hortative; tv reserve, leave over (var. jak).
yak /jak/ [jak] L iv: remain; let; allow; hortative; tv reserve, leave over.
yakka /jakka/ [jakka] HH iv: become light in weight.
yama /jama/ [jama] HH iv: shine (of the sun or moon).
yamma /jamma/ [jamma] HH iv: shine (of light or fire).
yan - /ja�/ [jaN] tv: dodge, feint.
yan - n - /ja��/ [jaNN] H ideo: describes the action of cutting something through in a single
stroke.
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