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

ani.m /an�m/ [anIm] LL n: a kind of fish, shark (?).<br />

ani.mbo /an�mbo/ [anImbo] LLLL n: a kind of cocoyam.<br />

anini /anini/ [anini] LHH n: a coin, no longer in use, worth one-tenth of a penny.<br />

anio. /ani�/ [aniO] LHH n: a kind of tree with yellow wood, the wood is beaten then<br />

placed in a dammed up area of a stream to poison fish (var. OniO).<br />

anio.k /ani�k/ [aniOk] LHF n: a kind of fish (var. OniOk).<br />

anya /a j a/ [aJa] HH n: callous on the buttocks of a certain monkey, a rough place on<br />

the body place on the body.<br />

anyanya /anjanja/ [anjanja] LLF n: a chiefs crown made of net or net over metal,<br />

decorated with feathers.<br />

anyanya /a j a j a/ [aJaJa] LLL n: a chiefs crown made of net or net over metal,<br />

decorated with feathers.<br />

anyanyan ito.n - /a j a j an it��/ [aJaJan itON] LLL LH n: a white bird of the stork<br />

type with a long neck <strong>and</strong> long legs (itON neck).<br />

anye /a j e/ [aJe] LH subj, obj pron: he, she, it him, her, it (var. eJe).<br />

anye /a j e/ [aJe] LH interrog n, aj : who? (var. eJe).<br />

anyee /a j ee/ [aJee] LHL interrog: where (var. Ejee).<br />

anyen /a j en/ [aJen] HF n: eye (eJen).<br />

anyi.n - /a j ��/ [aJIN] HH n: name (eJIN ).<br />

anyo.n - /a j ��/ [aJON] LH n: top; sky, horizon.<br />

anyo.n - abom /a j ��abom/ [aJON abom] LH LH n: cold, cattarrh.<br />

anyuun - o. /a j uu��/ [aJuuNO] LLLH n: a kind of poisonous lizard.<br />

an - ko.m /a�k�m/ [aNkOm] LHL n: [Eng income] income tax.<br />

ansinia /ansinia/ [ansinia] HLLHL n: Engineer.<br />

ansinia /ansinia/ [ansinia] LHLHL n: Engineer (var. nsinia).<br />

anuun /anuun/ [anuun] HHL n: a tool (chisel) used to tap palm wine.<br />

an - wa /a�wa/ [aNwa] LF n: cat (var. abuusi, abOOsi, akpOOsi).<br />

an - waan /a�waan/ [aNwaan] HHL n: wife, female.<br />

an - wan /a�wan/ [aNwan] HH n: fight.<br />

an - wen /a�wen/ [aNwen] HD quant, adv: other, another, more (var. enwen, mfen, efen).<br />

asabo. /asab�/ [asabO] LHF n: python.<br />

asabo. /asab�/ [asabO] LHL n: python.<br />

asak /asak/ [asak] HH n: a kind of green snake.<br />

asaka /asaka/ [asaka] LLL n: a climbing plant, full of thorns, it blooms at Christmas<br />

time.<br />

asakpa /asakpa/ [asakpa] LLL n: soap.<br />

asan /asan/ [asan] HF n: sitting room.<br />

asasa /asasa/ [asasa] LHH n: a kind of bush fowl.<br />

asasa /asasa/ [asasa] LHH n: a kind of plant.<br />

asasai /asasai/ [asasai] LHHH n: a kind of chicken hawk.<br />

asasawi /asasawi/ [asasawi] LLLH n: a kind of poisonous lizard, a poisonous snake with<br />

red <strong>and</strong> blue markings resembling a lizard.<br />

asasawi.re /asasaw�re/ [asasawIre] LLLHH n: a kind of poisonous lizard, a poisonous<br />

snake with red <strong>and</strong> blue markings resembling a lizard.<br />

asawi /asawi/ [asawi] LLH n: a kind of poisonous lizard, a poisonous snake with red<br />

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