Uyo Ibibio Dictionary - Computational Linguistics and Spoken ...

Uyo–Bielefeld Ibibio Dictionary (Urua, Ekpenyong, Gibbon)
kappa /kappa/ [kappa] LH tv: translate, turn over.
kabenta /kabenta/ [kabenta] HDL n: [Eng] carpenter.
kabinta /kabinta/ [kabinta] HDL n: [Eng] carpenter.
kara /kara/ [kara] HH tv: encircle, put the arms or hands around; rule, abuse; master,
understand; iv (?) know how to.
karasi.n /karas�n/ [karasIn] LLF n: [Eng] kerosine syn adan ikaN.
kasidet /kasidet/ [kasidet] LLF n: [Eng] cigarette (var. sikadet, sikaret).
kasiret /kasiret/ [kasiret] LLF n: [Eng] cigarette.
kasu /kasu/ [kasu] LH n: [Eng? Sp? Port?] cashew.
kat /kat/ [kat] L tv: hold out, extend.
kaiya /kaija/ [kaija] LH tv: go to, go for; var ke (used only when another verb follows).
kayu /kaju/ [kaju] LH n: [Eng? Sp? Port?] cashew.
ke /ke/ [ke] H tv: tell a fable, proverb, riddle.
ke /ke/ [ke] H prep: of time, place, cause, manner.
ke /ke/ [ke] H conj : that; rel pron that.
ke /ke/ [ke] H : used only when another verb follows.
kebe /kebe/ [kebe] HH tv: take an enema.
kebe /kebe/ [kebe] HH iv: ebb (of the tide) (var. ekebe).
keebe /keebe/ [keebe] HHH tv: take an enema.
keek /keek/ [keek] HH tv: cut down, hew down (a large object); cut (a large portion)
(pl. of kek).
keen - /kee�/ [keeN] HH iv: stumble, walk unsteadily (as when drunk or weak from
illness).
keen - /kee�/ [keeN] LL tv: shake, shake off, shake to filter or strain, filter; chop; iv abate,
let up (of rain).
keene /keene/ [keene] LLH tv: follow, company; help.
keep /keep/ [keep] HH tv, iv: close the eyes and turn the head aside in a gesture of
disapproval.
keere /keere/ [keere] HHH iv, tv: think, meditate, worry, brood; hope, expect; consider;
become concerned with, care (var. kere).
keere /keere/ [keere] LLH iv: become called, named, bear a name (var. kere).
keere keere /keere keere/ [keere keere] LLL LLL : one by one, one at a time, each to
each (lit. keet e keet).
keere keet /keere keet/ [keere keet] LLL LL : one by one, one at a time, each to each
(lit. keet e keet).
keet /keet/ [keet] LL num: one.
kei /kei/ [kei] LL tv: estimate, figure out the number.
kek /kek/ [kek] H iv: shake.
kek /kek/ [kek] H tv: cut down, hew down (a large object); cut (a large portion).
kem /kem/ [kem] L iv: become suitable, appropriate; fit; measure up to a standard;
become complete; become enough.
keme /keme/ [keme] LH iv: [Efik] become able (efik use refers to ability, Ib use to
permission).
ken - /ke�/ [keN] H ideo: describes the way someone moves when hes been pushed hard
and is running on his toes, also describes an unsteady walk.
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