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

eka /eka/ [eka] HF n: sole, palm (of h<strong>and</strong> or feet).<br />

eka /eka/ [eka] LL n: mother.<br />

eka /eka / [eka ] LL aj : big, huge.<br />

ekak /ekak/ [ekak] HF n: a kind of game in which a ring is buried in the s<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> the<br />

players try to find it.<br />

ekam /ekam/ [ekam] LF n: gr<strong>and</strong>mother (maternal or paternal).<br />

ekamba /ekamba/ [ekamba] LHHH aj : big, huge.<br />

ekan - a /eka�a/ [ekaNa] LHH n: denial.<br />

eke ike /eke ike/ [eke ike] LL HL n: pipe (var. okoike,okoikON ).<br />

ekem abu /ekem abu/ [ekem abu] HL LF n: a kind of large crustacean with rings<br />

around its shell (var. obu ekem).<br />

ekeme abu /ekeme abu/ [ekeme abu] HLL LF n: a kind of large crustacean with rings<br />

around its shell.<br />

ekere /ekere/ [ekere] LHH n: a single (or double?) pronged metal gong.<br />

ekiko /ekiko/ [ekiko] LLL n: civet cat.<br />

ekiko.mban - /ekik�mba�/ [ekikO mbaN] LLL HD n: side whiskers, side burns.<br />

eki.ran - /ek�ra�/ [ekIraN] LLH n: a kind of bird which sings in the early morning, bulbul<br />

(Adams) (var. ekraN ).<br />

eki.t /ek�t/ [ekIt] LL n: axe.<br />

eko /eko/ [eko] HF n: rear of house or compound.<br />

eko /eko/ [eko] LL n: base, lower part (esp of a tree).<br />

eko /eko/ [eko] LL n: a kind of white yam.<br />

eko.m /ek�m/ [ekOm] HH n: a kind of tree bearing an edible nut, Coula edulis (Dalziel).<br />

eko.m /ek�m/ [ekOm] LH n: greeting.<br />

eko.mo. /ek�m�/ [ekOmO] LLL n: a small drum, two or three tuned to different pitches<br />

are played at once with the h<strong>and</strong>s.<br />

eko.n - /ek��/ [ekON] HH n: war; a society which celebrates past war glories, joining the<br />

society was possible at one time only for a man who had taken several heads, now it is<br />

done symbolically.<br />

ekondo /ekondo/ [ekondo] LLLL n: world.<br />

eko.o.n - /ek���/ [ekOON] LHH n: a mens society; a kind of masquerade, a raffia bag with<br />

a face woven on it or a bag with holes cut in it is worn over the head.<br />

eko.o.n - eb k ayop /ek���eb k ajop/ [ekOON ebVk ajop] LHH HL HL n: a black bird<br />

with white around the neck, found around palm trees (var. ekOON ebVk ejop).<br />

eko.ro. /ek�r�/ [ekOrO] HHL n: a kind of creeper, cow-pea.<br />

ekpa /ekpa/ [ekpa] LL n: stomach; a bag-like object esp one containing air; a musical<br />

instrument of the accordian type; a kind of thumb piano made of wood of calabash with<br />

metal keys; a play in which the thumb piano is used.<br />

ekpaba /ekpaba/ [ekpaba] HLH n: a kind of imported salt fish, herring.<br />

ekpai /ekpai/ [ekpai] LHL n: a kind of tiny fish dried <strong>and</strong> used for seasoning (var.<br />

ekpIba).<br />

ekpan /ekpan/ [ekpan] LH n: suicide by hanging a tight knot.<br />

ekpat /ekpat/ [ekpat] LL n: bag, pocket; a piece of woven raffia before or after being<br />

sewn into a bag.<br />

ekpat /ekpat/ [ekpat] HH n: tree trunk (the oart between the roots <strong>and</strong> the crown); a<br />

log left by the side of the river to wash clothes on.<br />

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