Uyo Ibibio Dictionary - Computational Linguistics and Spoken ...

Uyo–Bielefeld Ibibio Dictionary (Urua, Ekpenyong, Gibbon)
mo.nno. /m�nn�/ [mOnnO] HH iv: flicker on and off (of a light); rise, come out (of the
moon, a star).
mo.o.n /m��n/ [mOOn] HH ideo: see clearly, discern.
mo.o.no. /m��n�/ [mOOnO] LLH tv: see clearly, discern.
mo.o.n - o. /m����/ [mOONO] HHH iv: become watery, thin and soft (esp of afere).
mo.iyo. /m�ij�/ [mOijO] HL iv: become wealthy.
mkpo.kpo.ro. /mkp�kp�r�/ [mkpOkpOrO] LHHH n: skull (var. NkpOkpOrO, NkpOrO).
m gho. /m ��/ [mVRO] HH iv: become short (of people or objects).
m k /m k/ [mVk] H iv: undulate, wriggle (in the manner of a maggot); dance with
undulating movement.
m kko. /m kk�/ [mVkkO ] LH iv: bulge.
m m /m m / [mVm ] L tv: take hold of, grab, catch (in the arms); grope.
m nno. /m nn�/ [mVnnO] LH tv: open the eyes wide, bulge the eyes, stare steadily as
in anger.
muuk /muuk/ [muuk] HH iv: move with a swaying side to side motion in walking or
dancing (as fat people do); eat or chew with the mouth very full (cf. mVk, miik, mIkke).
muum /muum/ [muum] HH tv: frown, screw up the face, have an unhappy, disgusted,
distasteful or disapproving look on the face (esp of an overworked maid).
muum /muum/ [muum] LL tv: take hold of, grab, catch (in the arms); grope (pl. of
mVm).
muun - o. /muu��/ [muuNO] LLH iv: bulge (pl. of mVkkO).
na /na/ [na] H conj : so, so that.
na /na/ [na] L iv: become necessary.
naa /naa/ [naa] LH iv: lie; remain with, rest with; undergo, copulate.
naam /naam/ [naam] HH tv: affect, influence (as in influence of alcohol or drug).
naan /naan/ [naan] HH iv: become scarce (var. nana).
naan /naan/ [naan] LL tv: open the eyes wide (in surprise because something is in the
eye, to scare someone) (var. nanna).
naan - /naa�/ [naaN] HH : become stupid.
naana /naana/ [naana] HHH iv: become scarce; become lacking (pl. nana).
nai /nai/ [nai] HH n: [Pidgin Eng] ninepence.
nai /nai/ [nai] HH : ideo describes the intensity of the sun.
nai /nai/ [nai] HH ideo: sound of a knife coming down very hard on something but being
unable to cut it. sound of a hammer pounding a nail or flattening metal.
naido.n /naid�n/ [naidOn] HHHL n: [Eng] nylon.
naido.n - /naid��/ [naidON] HHLL n: [Eng] nylon.
nainai /nainai/ [nainai] HHHH n: a metal, tray.
nam /nam/ [nam] H tv: do, make; cause.
nan /nan/ [nan] L tv: blind.
nan - /na�/ [naN] H ideo: sound of a bell.
nan - /na�/ [naN] L ideo: sound of nails being driven.
nan /nan/ [nan] H iv: become scarce.
nan /nan/ [nan] H tv: injure, wound.
nana /nana/ [nana] HH iv: become scarce; become lacking.
nan - a /na�a/ [naNa] HH conj, adv: when, whenever, while (var. daNa).
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