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Uyo–Bielefeld Ibibio Dictionary (Urua, Ekpenyong, Gibbon)
ati n - kanika /ati �kanika/ [ati Nkanika] LH HLLL n: of a bell.
atia atidaat /atia atidaat/ [atia atidaat] HHL LLHL n: a wild person (var. atidaat).
atiamtiam /atiamtiam/ [atiamtiam] LHHHH n: a kind of tiny shrimp; also refers to a
hyperactive person.
atidaat /atidaat/ [atidaat] LLHL n: a wild person (var. atiaatidaat).
atidot /atidot/ [atidot] LHL n: bitter leaf; gall bladder; bile (var. etidot).
atikan - kan - /atika�ka�/ [atikaNkaN] LLHH n: [onomat?] a two pronged metal percussion
instrument, each prong is tuned at a different pitch; a single pronged metal percussion
instrument, one end is held against the stomach or rested on the ground for playing.
ati.kke /at�kke/ [atIkke] HHH n: okra.
atiko.riko. /atik�rik�/ [atikOrikO] LHLHL n: praying mantis.
atiko.riko. /atik�rik�/ [atikOrikO] LLLHL n: praying mantis.
ati.m /at�m/ [atIm] LL n: a day of the week, a market day, female name (var. etIm).
ati.makasa /at�makasa/ [atImakasa] LLLHL n: an embroidered or crocheted cloth used
for covering food ((borrowed from English)).
ati.mme /at�mme/ [atImme] HLH n: a pole-like instrument or peg used to bore holes in
the ground.
atin - /ati�/ [atiN] LH n: top, apex (var. etIN ).
atin - e /ati�e/ [atiNe] LHH n: top, apex (var. etINe).
atin - kene /ati�kene/ [atiNkene] LLLLH n: a kind of plant with spicy leaves and fruits
used for soup, Guinea pepper (Goldie), Piper guineese (Dalziel).
atinnyek /atin j ek/ [atinJek] LHLL n: hiccup.
atinnyi.k /atin j �k/ [atinJIk] LHLL n: hiccup.
atinsak /atinsak/ [atinsak] LLHL n: a kind of hard-wood tree, it has seeds along its
stem, holes are bored in the seeds to make nsak, i.e. rattle, omphalocarpum sp. (Adams).
ato /ato/ [ato] LL n: a kind of plant, its fruits are used to poison fish in the stream,
Tephrosia vogeli, Tephrosa densiflora (var. OtO).
ato. /at�/ [atO] LL n: a porridge made of water yam, it contains oil but no leaves (var.
OtO).
ato.mbe /at�mbe/ [atOmbe] LHLL n: cannon (var. OtOmbe).
atombere /atombere/ [atombere] LHLLL n: cannon (var. OtOmbere).
aton /aton/ [aton] LH n: a kind of tree with yellow-orange wood, Harungana madagascariensia
(Dalziel) (var. OtON ).
ato.n - /at��/ [atON] LH n: the ash obtained by burning plantain peel or palm stalks, used
as a soap esp in malaria cures (var. OtON ).
ato.n - ato.n - /at��at��/ [atON atON] LH LH aj : cloudy (var. OtON OtON ).
ato.n - idi.m /at��id�m/ [atON idIm] LH HL n: a kind of shrub, its leaves are used for goat
fodder, its stems for ladders, fences and chewing sticks (var. OtON idIm).
atop /atop/ [atop] LH n: an open area in front of a house or compound; a gate (var.
otop).
atu /atu/ [atu] HH n: group, flock, herd (var. otu).
atu /atu/ [atu] LF n: shield (var. otu).
atu /atu/ [atu] LL n: jar, jug for storage of water (var. otu).
atubek /atubek/ [atubek] LHL n: hiccup (var. atinJIk, etinJIk).
atuduuduu /atuduuduu/ [atuduuduu] HLHLHL n: a hide-and-seek game; the call given
in the game.
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