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

esi.t /es�t/ [esIt] HF n: the liver, heart, chest, inside; mind.<br />

eso. /es�/ [esO] LL n: a tiny antelope (duiker), chevrotin (Adams), he is the king of all<br />

animals, he is very small, very strong <strong>and</strong> fast moving, all the animals worship, he is very<br />

strong <strong>and</strong> fast moving, all the animals worship him.<br />

esop /esop/ [esop] LL n: court, council meeting.<br />

es k /es k/ [esVk] HF n: shore, harbor, port.<br />

eta /eta/ [eta] LH : used in the following: doup eta thirteen (from doup ye ita ten <strong>and</strong><br />

three?).<br />

etagha /eta�a/ [etaRa] LHH n: a market day.<br />

etap /etap/ [etap] HH n: saliva.<br />

ete /ete/ [ete] LH n: father, old man, respectful address or reference to a man.<br />

etebom /etebom/ [etebom] LHF n: gr<strong>and</strong>father (paternal or maternal).<br />

eteebo. /eteeb�/ [eteebO] LHLL n: an animal of the squirrel type.<br />

eteko.n - iso.n - /etek��is��/ [etekON isON] LHL LL : a kind of large caterpillar.<br />

eteko.n - iso.n - /etek��is��/ [etekON isON] LHF LL n: a kind of large caterpillar.<br />

etem /etem/ [etem] LH n: a kind of yam, large <strong>and</strong> softer than other kinds (var. eteme).<br />

eteme /eteme/ [eteme] LLH n: a kind of yam, larger <strong>and</strong> softer than other kinds.<br />

eti /eti / [eti ] HF aj : good, genuine.<br />

eti /eti/ [eti] LH n: heart, gut.<br />

eti.be /et�be/ [etIbe] LHH n: contribution, contributive society.<br />

etido.o.n - /etid���/ [etidOON] HLLL n: the wild eben.<br />

eti.ghiti.ghe /et��it��e/ [etIRitIRe] HLLHL n: heel of the foot.<br />

eti.kn - nyi.k /et�k�j �k/ [etIkNJIk] LHLL n: hiccup.<br />

eti.m /et�m/ [etIm] LL n: millipede.<br />

eti.mme /et�mme/ [etImme] HLH n: a pole-like instrument or peg used to bore holes in<br />

the ground (var. atImme).<br />

eti.n - /et��/ [etIN] LH n: top, apex.<br />

etin - /eti�/ [etiN] LH n: a kind of reddish bird which makes a hole in a mud wall or in<br />

the wall of a pit <strong>and</strong> lives there.<br />

etin - kom /eti�kom/ [etiNkom] LHLL n: hiccup (var. atiNkOm, atiNkop).<br />

etinsak /etinsak/ [etinsak] HLLL n : a kind of hardwood tree, it has seeds along its<br />

stem, holes are bored in the seeds to make nsak, Omphalocarpum sp. (Adams).<br />

etiti.ghe /etit��e/ [etitIRe] HLHL n: heel of the foot.<br />

eto /eto/ [eto] HH n: tree, any plant with a woody stem, wood.<br />

etofia /etofia/ [etofia] HHLL n: a kind of large timber tree with a pale bark <strong>and</strong> light<br />

green leaves.<br />

etok /etok / [etok ] LL aj : small, few, n (?) a little bit, smallness (?) w aj var etuk sg<br />

used in expressions which designate the order of birth e.g. etuk udo third-born son (var.<br />

et@k).<br />

etop /etop/ [etop] LF n: message; fame (var. et@p).<br />

etubom /etubom/ [etubom] LHD n: headman, overseer, helmsman (from ete father plus<br />

ubom canoe or poss ubom fatness, breadth).<br />

et k /et k/ [etVk] LL aj : small; few; a little bit; smallness.<br />

ewaan - /ewaa�/ [ewaaN] HHH n: a kind of lizard, it is sluggish, has smooth skin <strong>and</strong> a<br />

very thin body .<br />

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