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

passed around quickly <strong>and</strong> players try not to accumulate them (var. NkpOk eto).<br />

mkpo.ko.bo. /mkp�k�b�/ [mkpOkObO] LLLH n: prison (var. NkpOkObO).<br />

mkpo.ko.p /mkp�k�p/ [mkpOkOp] LLL n: prison (var. NkpOkOp).<br />

mkpo.n - /mkp��/ [mkpON] HF n: cocoyam, Colocasia esculentum (Dalziel) (var.<br />

NkpON ).<br />

mkpo.n - /mkp��/ [mkpON] LH n: yesterday (in a context of past), tomorrow (in a context<br />

of future), (loosely) two or three days in the past or future.<br />

mkpon - anyen /mkpo�a j en/ [mkpoN aJen] HH HL n: eyebrow (var. NkpoN aJen,<br />

NkpoN eJen).<br />

mkpon - anyen /mkpo�a j en/ [mkpoN aJen] HH HL n: eyebrow (var. NkpoN aJen,<br />

NkpoN eJen).<br />

mkpono /mkpono/ [mkpono] HHH n: a seat without a back (var. Nkpono).<br />

mkpo.no. /mkp�n�/ [mkpOnO] HHH n: prison (var. NkOnO).<br />

mkpo.no. /mkp�n�/ [mkpOnO] LHH n: wheel (bare without a tire) (var. NkpOnO).<br />

mkpo.no. /mkp�n�/ [mkpOnO] LHH n: prison (var. NkpOnO).<br />

mkpo.ro. /mkp�r�/ [mkpOrO] LHH n: skull (var. NkpOkpOrO, NkpOrO).<br />

mkpo.ro.anyen /mkp�r�a j en/ [mkpOrO aJen] HHH HL n: eyeball (var. NkpOrO aJen).<br />

mkporon - /mkporo�/ [mkporoN] HHH n: a construction of palm fronds gen near a house<br />

or against a fence, used for storing yam or cocoyam (var. NkporoN ).<br />

mkpufan - /mkpufa�/ [mkpufaN] LLL n: path, narrow place, space, gap (var. NkpufaN ).<br />

mkpufiofiop /mkpufiofiop/ [mkpufiofiop] LHLHLL : butterfly (var. Nkpufiopufiop,<br />

Nkpufiiufiop).<br />

mkpufiofiop /mkpufiofiop/ [mkpufiofiop] LHDHHF : butterfly (var. Nkpufiopufiop,<br />

Nkpufiiufiop).<br />

mkpufiokufiok /mkpufiokufiok/ [mkpufiokufiok] LHLLHLL n: butterfly (var. Nkpufiopufiop,<br />

Nkpufiiufiop).<br />

mkpufiopufiop /mkpufiopufiop/ [mkpufiopufiop] LHLLHLL n: butterfly (var. Nkpufiopufiop,<br />

Nkpufiiufiop).<br />

mkp k /mkp k/ [mkpVk] LH n: a kind of yam, fast ripening, it grows in an udder-like<br />

formation (var. NkpVk).<br />

mkp�n - anyen /mkp��a j en/ [mkp@N aJen] HH HL n: eyebrow (var. Nkp@N aJen).<br />

mkpurikpu /mkpurikpu/ [mkpurikpu] LHLH n: a kind of catering pillar, found at the<br />

top of oil palm trees, edible (var. Nkpurikpu).<br />

mkputakutak /mkputakutak/ [mkputakutak] HHLHL n: a kind of insect (similar to<br />

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

mkpufiofiop /mkpufiofiop / [mkpufiofiop ] LHHLHL n: butterfly (var. Nkpufiopufiop).<br />

mm /mm/ [mm] HH interj : yes.<br />

mm /mm/ [mm] LH interj : no.<br />

mm /mm/ [mm] HL interj : what.<br />

mm /mm/ [mm] HD interj : yes.<br />

mma /mma/ [mma] LH n: mother; respectfully address or reference to a woman.<br />

mma /mma/ [mma] LH conj : so, so that.<br />

mman iyak /mman ijak/ [mman ijak] HF HL n: a kind of fish .<br />

mmana /mmana/ [mmana] HHH n: button.<br />

mmanima /mmanima/ [mmanima] LLLL n: the male flower, non-bearing sprout (refers<br />

to plants of the melon <strong>and</strong> (calabash type).<br />

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