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

ndidia /ndidia/ [ndidia] HHHH n: food.<br />

ndidiino /ndidiino/ [ndidiino] HLHHHL n: the pelvic area (var. edidiono).<br />

ndidion /ndidion/ [ndidion] HHHH n: something that causes disgust <strong>and</strong> gives a person<br />

gooseflesh, a cluster of small disgusting things (esp slow moving tiny white insects found<br />

on crayfish, snails, chickens, etc.), anything left where its damp or anything infested (var.<br />

ndidien, ndidiin).<br />

ndidiono /ndidiono/ [ndidiono] HLHHL n: the pelvic area (var. edidiono).<br />

ndido /ndido/ [ndido] LLL n: thumb piano.<br />

ndido /ndido/ [ndido] HHH n: defect (a blemish scar, limp esp something that can be<br />

identified by; a crack in a pot).<br />

ndido /ndido/ [ndido] HHH n: limb (anat); power, strength.<br />

ndidue /ndidue/ [ndidue] LLLL n: error, fault; a fine (var. ndudue).<br />

ndien /ndien/ [ndien] HHH n: delicacies, luxury food, little bits of luxury food (nuts,<br />

bits of meat) (var. ndion, ndiin).<br />

ndien /ndien/ [ndien] LHH adv, conj : then, therefore, consequently (var. ndin, ndion).<br />

ndis n - unya /ndis �u j a/ [ndisVN uJa] LLH HD n: a kind of small winged termite.<br />

ndiidat /ndiidat/ [ndiidat] LLHL aj : red (var. ndatndat, ndaidat).<br />

ndiideghe /ndiide�e/ [ndiideRe] LHLLH aj : sharp, brave, fierce, potent.<br />

ndiin /ndiin/ [ndiin] HHH n: delicacies, luxury food, little bits of luxury food (nuts,<br />

bits of meat) (var. ndion, ndien).<br />

ndi.k /nd�k/ [ndIk] LH n: fear.<br />

ndikpo. /ndikp�/ [ndikpO] HLL n: sweat (var. ibikpO, ibibiak, adikpO).<br />

ndimo. /ndim�/ [ndimO] LLL pron: pluralized third person pronoun in reported speech<br />

(var. mmimO).<br />

ndi.n /nd�n/ [ndIn] LH n: this year (var. mbIn).<br />

ndinuene /ndinuene/ [ndinuene] HHHHL n: a kind of plant with small rough leaves<br />

used for toilet paper <strong>and</strong> for cleaning snails.<br />

ndinuene /ndinuene/ [ndinuene] HLLHL n: a kind of plant with small rough leaves<br />

used for toilet paper <strong>and</strong> for cleaning snails.<br />

ndion /ndion/ [ndion] HHH n: delicacies, luxury food, little bits of luxury food (nuts,<br />

bits of meat) (var. ndien, ndiin).<br />

ndion /ndion/ [ndion] LHH adv: then, therefore, consequently (var. ndin, ndion).<br />

ndioon /ndioon/ [ndioon] HHHH n: delicacies, luxury food, little bits of luxury food<br />

(nuts, bits of meat) (var. ndien, ndiin, ndion).<br />

ndioon /ndioon/ [ndioon] HHHH n: something that causes disgust <strong>and</strong> gives a person<br />

gooseflesh, a cluster of small disgusting things (esp slow moving tiny white insects found<br />

on crayfish, snails, chickens, etc.), anything left where its damp or anything infested (var.<br />

ndionno, ndienne, ndiine).<br />

ndip /ndip/ [ndip] HH n: weeds (syn. NwIp, mbiot, mbit, mbiet).<br />

ndi.p /nd�p/ [ndIp] LH n: used as follows ndip ubOk bicep (ubOk arm).<br />

ndiidi.t /ndiid�t/ [ndiidIt] LLHL aj : leaky (var. ndre ndre, ndidIt ndidIt).<br />

ndi.re ndi.re /nd�re nd�re/ [ndIre ndIre] LLH LLH aj : leaky (var. ndre ndre, ndidIt<br />

ndidIt).<br />

ndisa /ndisa/ [ndisa] LHH n: yam stake, a stick placed in the ground for the yam plant<br />

to climb on.<br />

ndise /ndise/ [ndise] HHH n: picture, photo, film, spectacle.<br />

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