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

fiOkO.<br />

fio.gho. /fi���/ [fiORO] HHH tv: find <strong>and</strong> keep.<br />

fio.k /fi�k/ [fiOk] LL tv: [Efik] know .<br />

fio.k /fi�k/ [fiOk] HH tv: prop up, prop open, wedge (as a door to keep it open or shut).<br />

fio.kko. /fi�kk�/ [fiOkkO] HHH tv: rev of fiOk remove a prop, support or wedge, see<br />

fiORO.<br />

fiomo /fiomo/ [fiomo] HHH tv: torture.<br />

fio.n /fi�n/ [fiOn] LL tv: make a small opening, slightly enlarge a small opening.<br />

fio.n - adan /fi��adan/ [fiON adan] LL HL n: a market day (adan oil, cf afiON moon) see<br />

udua.<br />

fio.n - etok /fi��etok/ [fiON etok] LL HL n: a market day (etok small, cf afiON moon) see<br />

udua (var. fiON et@k).<br />

fio.nno. /fi�nn�/ [fiOnnO] HHH iv: slip.<br />

fio.n - n - o. /fi����/ [fiONNO] HHH tv: rub gently, rub on (as oil), caress.<br />

fio.o.m /fi��m/ [fiOOm] HHH tv: make a (sucking) sound showing disgust, impatience,<br />

contempt, disapproval (var. fiOOp, siOOp).<br />

fio.o.n /fi��n/ [fiOOn] LLL tv: stretch open (e.g. the eye to examine it).<br />

fio.o.n - o. /fi����/ [fiOONO] HHHH tv: rub gently, rub on (as oil), caress.<br />

fio.o.p /fi��p/ [fiOOp] HHH tv: become stuck in, wedge in, fixed between; tv carry under<br />

the arm.<br />

fiooro /fiooro/ [fiooro] HHHH iv: scream; tv scream at.<br />

fio.o.ro. /fi��r�/ [fiOOrO] HHHH iv: float.<br />

fiop /fiop/ [fiop] HH iv: become hot, warm.<br />

fio.p /fi�p/ [fiOp] HH tv: trash with a thin flexible object.<br />

fio.p /fi�p/ [fiOp] HH tv: lick see siOOp.<br />

fio.ro. /fi�r�/ [fiOrO] HHH : float.<br />

fi.p /f�p/ [fIp] L tv: pluck (feathers, hair, weeds).<br />

fi.p /f�p/ [fIp] H tv: suck, suck out (marrow from a bone, flesh from a periwinkle shell) pl<br />

suck, pull hard with the mouth (esp when one makes a sound while doing it) sip through<br />

a straw.<br />

fip /fip/ [fip] H iv: become jealous, envious often.<br />

fi.ppe /f�ppe/ [fIppe] HH tv: rev of fip(1), fibe(1) remove from the mouth what one has<br />

been sucking or holding there.<br />

fi.rai /f�rai/ [fIrai] HHH tv, iv: [prob Eng] fry; iv become dried out (of the skin).<br />

fi.ran - /f�ra�/ [fIraN] HH tv: [prob Eng] fry; iv become dried out (of the skin) (var. fraN ).<br />

fi.rawa /f�rawa/ [fIrawa] LHL n: [Eng] flower; flour (var. frawa).<br />

fi.re /f�re/ [fIre] LH tv: forget (var. fre).<br />

firita /firita/ [firita] LLH n: [Eng] filter (for water), sifter.<br />

fi.ro. /f�r�/ [fIrO] HH iv, tv: become narrow, small (var. frO).<br />

fi.ro.n - /f�r��/ [fIrON] HH tv, iv: [prob Eng] fry; iv become dried out (of the skin).<br />

fi.t bo.o.t /f�t b��t/ [fIt bOOt] H DL n: [Eng] football.<br />

fi.t bo.o.t /f�t b��t/ [fIt bOOt] L HL n: [Eng] football.<br />

fi.t /f�t/ [fIt] H tv: fold, roll up into a cylinder, make narrow.<br />

fi.t /f�t/ [fIt] L iv: become mouldy (of coconut, palm kernel).<br />

fi.t /f�t/ [fIt] H iv: swell; boil (of water), grow (of weeds, hair).<br />

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