Uyo Ibibio Dictionary - Computational Linguistics and Spoken ...

Uyo–Bielefeld Ibibio Dictionary (Urua, Ekpenyong, Gibbon)
di /di/ [di] H iv: come.
dia /dia/ [dia] HH tv: eat (gen term but esp for foods which dont require much chewing).
diaan - /diaa�/ [diaaN] HHH iv: tiptoe around stealthily, pussy-foot.
diaap /diaap/ [diaap] LLL tv: collect, gather, pull down tendrils or other vegetation
from a tree or the side of a house; tap on the back to get a persons attention.
diaat /diaat/ [diaat] LLL iv: descend, come down, slip down, slide down (of a man from
a tree, of oil down the side of a bottle).
diagha /dia�a / [diaRa ] LLH iv: become stuck, not progress, not get resolved (of an
issue).
diaka /diaka/ [diaka] LLH iv: become rotten to the semi-liquid state; become watery to
the point of nearly falling apart (of fufu, gari); become muddy; become wet and messy.
dian /dian/ [dian] HH tv: add, put together, stick, glue.
diana /diana/ [diana] HHH iv: stay close to, become close to, next to.
dianna /dianna/ [dianna] HHH tv: rev of dian take away, take out, take off, separate,
select out.
dian - n - a /dia��a/ [diaNNa] HHH tv: take away some, separate two things that are stuck
together, separate out from; change money.
diappa /diappa / [diappa ] LLH tv: collect, gather, pull down tendrils or other vegetation
from a tree or the side of a house; tap on the back to get a persons attention.
diara /diara/ [diara] LLH iv: descend, come down, slip down, slide down (of a man from
a tree, of oil down the side of a bottle) (var. diatta).
diat /diat / [diat ] LL iv: descend, come down, slip down, slide down (of a man from a
tree, of oil down the side of a bottle).
diata /diata/ [diata] LLH iv: descend, come down, slip down, slide down (of a man from
a tree, of oil down the side of a bottle) (var. diara).
di.be /d�be/ [dIbe] HH iv: hide, hide oneself, become hidden.
dibo.iyo. /dib�ij�/ [dibOijO] HLH tv: imitate.
die /die/ [die] LH interrog adv: how? in what way?.
dien /dien/ [dien] HL adv: then, therefore, consequently (var. ndien).
dienne /dienne/ [dienne] HHH tv: cause disgust.
dieppe /dieppe/ [dieppe] LLH tv: collect, gather, pull down tendrils or other vegetation
from a tree or the side of a house; tap on the back to get a persons attention.
diime /diime/ [diime] HHH tv: rev of dip (?) pick up, lift (a heavy object), pull up.
diine /diine/ [diine] HHH tv: cause disgust.
diin - e /dii�e/ [diiNe] HHH iv, tv: become frightened, start up (in surprise or fright).
diip /diip/ [diip] HH tv: hide (pl. of dIp).
diisi /diisi/ [diisi] LHD n: district commissioner, the D.C. (cf. dio, District Officer).
diit /diit/ [diit] LL iv: leak, leak out, run out (of liquid) (pl. of dIt).
di.ke /d�ke / [dIke ] HH iv: become frightened, start up (in surprise or fright).
di.ke /d�ke/ [dIke] HH tv: welcome, make welcome.
di.me /d�me/ [dIme] LH iv: struggle, make a big effort; storm about in a temper (?).
di.mme /d�mme/ [dImme] LH tv: decorate, paint, draw, make fancy, grand or impressive.
di.mme /d�mme/ [dImme] LH tv: cause confusion, raise hell, make noise of a confused
nature.
di.mme /d�mme/ [dImme] LH tv: inspire, inspirit.
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