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 />
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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