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

ndunyaan - a /ndu j aa�a/ [nduJaaNa] HLHHH n: a struggle.<br />

ndun n - /ndun �/ [ndunVN] LLL n: mangrove tree (it is not clear whether this term<br />

refers to the red mangrove, Rhizophora racemosa, or to the white mangrove, Avicennia<br />

nitida, or to both (botanical terms from Dalziel).<br />

ndun - w me /ndu�w me/ [nduNwVme] HLHL n: fruits of any type not dug from the<br />

ground (okra, maize, oranges).<br />

nduoduogho /nduoduo�o/ [nduoduoRo] HHHHHH n: the stick used for churning abak.<br />

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

ndus k /ndus k/ [ndusVk] LLH adv: perhaps.<br />

ndus k ini /ndus k ini/ [ndusVk ini] LLH HL n: sometimes.<br />

nduta /nduta/ [nduta] HHH n: meat, fish, coconut (i.e. a chewable thing).<br />

nduti.m /ndut�m/ [ndutIm] HLH n: trouble, commotion, confusion, disorder.<br />

ndutime /ndutime/ [ndutime] HLHH n: trouble, commotion, confusion, disorder.<br />

ndut�n - o. /ndut���/ [ndut@NO] HHHH n: a corner inside a house.<br />

ndut gho. /ndut ��/ [ndutVRO] HLHH n: a torture.<br />

nduwene nduwene /nduwene nduwene/ [nduwene nduwene] HLHH HLHH aj : partly<br />

covered.<br />

nduwugho. /nduwu��/ [nduwuRO] HLHH n: stain.<br />

nduwuuk /nduwuuk/ [nduwuuk] HHHH n: a sharp pain in the side from running, a<br />

sharp pain in the side as though something were sticking one there stitches in the side<br />

from running; pneumonia.<br />

nduyiip /ndujiip/ [ndujiip] HHHH n: bedbug, cimex rotundata (in ibibio bugs pinch<br />

rather than bite).<br />

ne /ne/ [ne] H iv: really, emphatic, as in anie nam, anee nam (var. nee, nie).<br />

neem /neem/ [neem] LL tv: crack (nuts, palm kernels with a stone).<br />

neen /neen/ [neen] LL iv: become straight, right, correct.<br />

neen - e /nee�e/ [neeNe] LLH tv: straighten, put in order (pl. of nekke).<br />

ni.mbo ebo.k /n�mbo eb�k/ [nImbo ebOk] LLLL HL n: a kind of monkey (ape?).<br />

nek /nek/ [nek] H iv, tv: dance; fawn on.<br />

nekke /nekke/ [nekke] LH tv: straighten, arrange, put in order.<br />

nem /nem/ [nem] L iv: become pleasant, enjoyable, sweet.<br />

neme /neme/ [neme] LH iv: converse; tell, inform.<br />

nemme /nemme/ [nemme] LH tv: crack (nuts, palm kernels with a stone).<br />

nemme /nemme/ [nemme] LH iv: be enjoyable.<br />

nen /nen/ [nen] L iv: become straight; become right, correct.<br />

nen - n - e /ne��e/ [neNNe] LH tv: straighten, arrange, put in order (pl. of nekke).<br />

ni /ni/ [ni] H iv: really (emphatic) (var. nie, nee, ne).<br />

niagha /nia�a/ [niaRa] HHH iv: become tiny (pl. of niak).<br />

niagha /nia�a/ [niaRa] HHH iv: become stuck, not progress, not get resolved (of an<br />

issue) tv preserve, set aside, keep for the future; allow to grow (of hair, a tree).<br />

niak /niak/ [niak] LL iv: walk with the legs apart (like a person who has a boil, or<br />

something between his legs).<br />

nie /nie/ [nie] HH tv: have, iv sg only have to, must; appear to be, exist.<br />

nie /nie/ [nie] HH iv: really (emphatic) (var. nie, nee, ne).<br />

nien - e /nie�e/ [nieNe] HHH tv: have, iv sg only have to, must; appear to be, exist (pl.<br />

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