Uyo Ibibio Dictionary - Computational Linguistics and Spoken ...
Uyo Ibibio Dictionary - Computational Linguistics and Spoken ...
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<strong>Uyo</strong>–Bielefeld <strong>Ibibio</strong> <strong>Dictionary</strong> (Urua, Ekpenyong, Gibbon)<br />
rhizome <strong>and</strong> tied around the edge with bamboo (var. ikiben).<br />
adubi.t /adub�t/ [adubIt] HHH aj : black, mature, ripe (var. abubIt, obubIt).<br />
adubo. /adub�/ [adubO] HHF n: an animal of great strength.<br />
adubo.o.k /adub��k/ [adubOOk] HHHH n: a half wall made of mud attached to the<br />
house, can act as a look out or lean to (var. OdubOOk).<br />
adudu /adudu/ [adudu] HHH n: a narrow deep hole, a crack (var. odudu, odu).<br />
adudu /adudu/ [adudu] HLL n: strength, force, power; physique; permission (var.<br />
odudu).<br />
adud k uto.n - /adud k ut��/ [adudVk utON] HHH HH n: an insect which glows at<br />
night, believed that it enters the ear, hence the name.<br />
adue /adue/ [adue] LLL n: a kind of animal (in a cat family?, similar to a flying squirrel<br />
but without gliders) (var. adua (HHL)).<br />
adufa /adufa/ [adufa] HHH aj : new (var. ufa).<br />
adufat /adufat/ [adufat] HLL n: a thorny, creeping, climbing plant (var. fat).<br />
adufiara /adufiara/ [adufiara] HLHHL n: sneeze.<br />
adufiip /adufiip/ [adufiip] HHHH n: cold, cattarrh.<br />
adufi.p /aduf�p/ [adufIp] HHH n: cold, cattarrh.<br />
adufi.re /aduf�re/ [adufIre] HLHL n: lungs.<br />
adufuut /adufuut/ [adufuut] HLHL n: lungs.<br />
ad k /ad k/ [adVk] HF n: horn (musical instrument), trumpet.<br />
adukpai /adukpai/ [adukpai] LLLL n: become puckered (of the mouth from acid, of<br />
the h<strong>and</strong> from immersion in water) (var. idikpai, ibikpai).<br />
adukpit idem /adukpit idem/ [adukpit idem] HHH HL n: trunk (body), dead body<br />
(?).<br />
adukpo /adukpo/ [adukpo] LHH n: corpse (esp one that is dried up <strong>and</strong> distasteful);<br />
ad dead; worthless, good for nothing; vile, evil.<br />
adukpo.k /adukp�k/ [adukpOk] LHL n: a plank; the board for the game of draughts<br />
(checkers) (var. obukpOk).<br />
adukpo.n - /adukp��/ [adukpON] LLL n: a metal horn, very loud, blown to attract attention<br />
(var. adukpVN, obukpoN ).<br />
aduma /aduma/ [aduma] LLL n: thunder (var. obuma).<br />
aduma /aduma/ [aduma] LLL n: a kind of game involving going around in circle with<br />
interlocked arms.<br />
ad n - /ad �/ [adVN] HF n: root (esp the large roots on trees).<br />
adun - wan - /adu�wa�/ [aduNwaN] LHF n: a yawn.<br />
adun - wan - a /adu�wa�a/ [aduNwaNa] HLHL n: a yawn.<br />
adun - week /adu�week/ [aduNweek] HHHH n: asthma, respiratory problems.<br />
aduo.duo.t mbirinyo.n - /adu�du�t mbirinj��/ [aduOduOt mbirinjON] LLLLL LLHD n:<br />
plantain with low-hanging bunches.<br />
aduo.duo.t mboro /adu�du�t mboro/ [aduOduOt mboro] LLLLL HLH n: banana with<br />
low-hanging bunches.<br />
adusa /adusa/ [adusa] HHH n: a kind of creeping plant with fragrant hot spicy leaves<br />
<strong>and</strong> seeds which is added to food as spice (var. atiNkene).<br />
adusan - a /adusa�a/ [adusaNa] LHHH n: farml<strong>and</strong> with few or no palms st<strong>and</strong>ing, cassava<br />
or pumpkin, which need a lot of light, are planted there.<br />
adusat /adusat/ [adusat] LLL n: discrimination (var. edisat, adisat).<br />
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