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

Nkpekpem).<br />

mkpenek /mkpenek/ [mkpenek] HLH n: a kind of timber tree, Uapaca guineensis<br />

(Dalziel) (var. Nkpenek).<br />

mkpenek /mkpenek/ [mkpenek] HLF : a kind of timber tree, Uapaca guineensis (Dalziel)<br />

(var. Nkpenek).<br />

mkpenek /mkpenek/ [mkpenek] LLH n: a kind of timber tree, Uapaca guineensis<br />

(Dalziel) (var. Nkpenek).<br />

mkpeten - idi.m /mkpete�id�m/ [mkpeteN idIm] LLL HL n: a secluded area in the water<br />

thickly covered with water plants (a person can go in there to bathe) (var. NkpeteN idIm).<br />

mkpeti /mkpeti/ [mkpeti] HLH n: trouble, problem, ruckus, commotion (var. Nkpeti).<br />

mkpeti /mkpeti/ [mkpeti] HLF : trouble, problem, ruckus, commotion (var. Nkpeti).<br />

mkpeti.mutak /mkpet�mutak/ [mkpetImutak] HHLHL n: a kind of insect (similar to<br />

millipede) (var. NkpetImutak, Nkputakutak).<br />

mkpeti.mutak /mkpet�mutak/ [mkpetImutak] HHLHL n: a kind of insect (similar to<br />

millipede) (var. NkpetImutak, Nkputakutak).<br />

mkpetok /mkpetok/ [mkpetok] HHH n: stalk, the place where fruits are attached (var.<br />

Nkpetok, ikpitok).<br />

mkpido.n - /mkpid��/ [mkpidON] HHL n: a kind of plant with small bitter fruits (var.<br />

NkpidON ).<br />

mkpidot /mkpidot/ [mkpidot] HHF n: a kind of white yam (var. Nkpidot).<br />

mkpifia /mkpifia/ [mkpifia] LLHDH n: a kind of small white mushroom (var. Nkpiifia).<br />

mkpi.k /mkp�k/ [mkpIk] HF n: s<strong>and</strong>fly (var. NkpIk).<br />

mkpi.n /mkp�n/ [mkpIn] LH n: a short skirt of multi-colored raffia strung on a rope, it<br />

used to be worn in the fattening house because the body of the woman being fattening<br />

was smeared with oil <strong>and</strong> iduot <strong>and</strong> a dress would be ruined, now worn as an ordinary<br />

skirt; petticoat (var. NkpIn).<br />

mkpi.n - /mkp��/ [mkpIN] LH aj : thin, lean <strong>and</strong> sickly (of a person) (var. NkpIN ).<br />

mkpi.ne /mkp�ne/ [mkpIne] LHL n: a shoot (esp refers to the shoot of a yam stored in<br />

the yam marn prior to planting) (var. NkpIne).<br />

mkpi.ran - ukot /mkp�ra�ukot/ [mkpIraN ukot] HHH HL n: shin (var. NkpraN ukot).<br />

mkpi.re /mkp�re/ [mkpIre] LHL aj : small (var. Nkpre).<br />

mkpi.riikpu idem /mkp�riikpu idem/ [mkpIriikpu idem] LHLLH HL n: rough skin,<br />

tough skin (var. NkpIriikpu idem).<br />

mkpirok /mkpirok/ [mkpirok] LHH n: piece (var. Nkprok).<br />

mkpo /mkpo/ [mkpo] HH n: shout, scream, outcry (var. Nkpo).<br />

mkpo. /mkp�/ [mkpO] HH n: thing, something; matter, event. this is one of the most<br />

productive words in <strong>Ibibio</strong>, it serves as any unspecified subject or object (var. NkpO).<br />

mkpo. /mkp�/ [mkpO] LH aj : big (var. NkpO).<br />

mkpo. /mkp�/ [mkpO] LF n: nasal mucus (var. NkpO).<br />

mkpofiofiop /mkpofiofiop/ [mkpofiofiop] HHLHHL n: butterfly (var. Nkpofiofiop,<br />

Nkpufiifiop, Nkpufiopufiop).<br />

mkpofioufiop /mkpofioufiop/ [mkpofioufiop] HHLHHHL n: butterfly (var. Nkpufiopufiop).<br />

mkpo.ho.de /mkp�h�de/ [mkpOhOde] LHHH n: [Efik] singlet (var. NkpoROde).<br />

mkpok /mkpok/ [mkpok] H-HL n: s<strong>and</strong>fly (var. Nkpok, Nkp@k).<br />

mkpo.k eto /mkp�k eto/ [mkpOk eto] LF LL n: a childrens game in which sticks are<br />

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