Uyo Ibibio Dictionary - Computational Linguistics and Spoken ...
Uyo Ibibio Dictionary - Computational Linguistics and Spoken ...
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<strong>Uyo</strong>–Bielefeld <strong>Ibibio</strong> <strong>Dictionary</strong> (Urua, Ekpenyong, Gibbon)<br />
nan - a /na�a/ [naNa] HH aj : all, the whole, emphatic (var. daNa).<br />
nanna /nanna/ [nanna] LH tv: open the eyes wide (in surprise because something is in<br />
the eye, to scare someone).<br />
nan - n - a /na��a/ [naNNa] HH tv: do, make; cause (pl. of nam).<br />
ndaam /ndaam/ [ndaam] HHH n: raffia fiber (what is removed from akpin ukOt).<br />
ndadagha /ndada�a/ [ndadaRa] LHHH n: prolonged, protracted st<strong>and</strong>ing.<br />
ndadagha /ndada�a/ [ndadaRa] LHHH n: undergrowth in the bush.<br />
ndadiat /ndadiat/ [ndadiat] LLLL n: downslope, ground which slopes down.<br />
ndagha /nda�a/ [ndaRa] LHH n: prolonged, protracted st<strong>and</strong>ing.<br />
ndaidat /ndaidat/ [ndaidat] LLHL aj : red (var. ndatndat).<br />
ndak /ndak/ [ndak] HF n: the leafy part of the palm frond.<br />
ndan /ndan/ [ndan] LL n: the common red <strong>and</strong> black lizard.<br />
ndan - /nda�/ [ndaN] HH n: louse; tiny parasitic insects found on animals.<br />
ndap /ndap/ [ndap] HH n: dream.<br />
nde /nde/ [nde] HD adv: also, too.<br />
nde /nde/ [nde] LL n: place, spot; mark, print (esp a mark on the body as a reminder<br />
of an event, e.g. a scar; a mark left behind by a person or animal).<br />
nde /nde/ [nde] HD n: place, spot; mark, print (esp a mark on the body as a reminder<br />
of an event, e.g. a scar; a mark left behind by a person or animal).<br />
nde /nde/ [nde] LL conj : with, <strong>and</strong>.<br />
ndeden - /ndede�/ [ndedeN] LLL n, aj : cold, wet.<br />
ndedep /ndedep/ [ndedep] LLL n: dew, drops of moisture settled on or dripping from<br />
trees <strong>and</strong> leaves; secretions of insects found on trees.<br />
ndedet /ndedet/ [ndedet] HHH n: the s<strong>and</strong>y soil that collects on the side of the road<br />
after a rain.<br />
ndedi.be /nded�be/ [ndedIbe] LHHH aj : secret.<br />
ndedi.be ndedi.be /nded�be nded�be/ [ndedIbe ndedIbe] LHHH LHHH aj : secretly.<br />
ndek /ndek/ [ndek] LH n: dew, moisture on leaves.<br />
ndek /ndek/ [ndek] LH aj : fresh (not cooked, dried or smoked).<br />
ndem /ndem/ [ndem] HF n: a power spirit gen associated with a particular place or<br />
group of people; some of these spirits inhabit the forest, others the water; each ibibio<br />
clan has its own ndem, many villages do as well; sacrifices are made to them <strong>and</strong> certain<br />
festivals attached to them.<br />
ndet anyen /ndet a j en/ [ndet aJen] HH n: sleep in the eyes, the healthy secretion of<br />
the eyes found collected in the corners on waking (var. ndet eJen).<br />
ndiaan - /ndiaa�/ [ndiaaN] HHHH n: delicacies, little bits of luxury food.<br />
ndiagha /ndia�a/ [ndiaRa] HHHL n: a kind of yam, planted late, it gives the highest<br />
yield..<br />
ndian /ndian/ [ndian] LHH n: a kind of small bush rat, the king of rats..<br />
ndibene /ndibene/ [ndibene] LLLL n: wall, fence (var. ibibene, idibene, ibene).<br />
ndidep /ndidep/ [ndidep] LLL n: dew, moisture on leaves.<br />
ndidet /ndidet/ [ndidet] HHH n: the s<strong>and</strong>y soil that collects on the side of the road<br />
after a rain (var. ndedet).<br />
ndidi /ndidi/ [ndidi] LHH n: a plant with a fine bark which is scraped off to make twine,<br />
wild hibiscus.<br />
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