Ibibio
Atlantic-Congo (Cross River, Lower Cross)
Ibibio (or its closely related cluster Ibibio-Efik) is a major Cross River language of southeastern Nigeria, with the Ibibio people forming Nigeria's 4th-largest ethnic group. Tonal with extensive verb morphology. The closely related Efik (efi) was historically the language of the Cross River trade and the basis of one of West Africa's earliest indigenous Bible translations (1846).
Where it is spoken
87 core words in Ibibio
Sources
Words compared
Compared with languages in the same classification: Atlantic-Congo (Cross River, Lower Cross)
| Meaning | Ibibio | Efik | Urhobo | Jamaican Patois | Tiv | Isoko | Igbo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | mmọọñ /m̩mɔːŋ/ | mmọñ /m̩mɔŋ/ | ame /ame/ | waata /waːta/ | mngerem /mŋɡɛɾɛm/ | ame /ame/ | mmiri /mːiɾi/ |
| Fire | ikañ /ikaŋ/ | ikañ /ikaŋ/ | erhanre /eɾanɾe/ | faiya /faja/ | usu /usu/ | erae /eɾae/ | ọkụ /ɔkʊ/ |
| Sun | utịn /utɪn/ | utin /utin/ | uvo /uvo/ | son /sɔn/ | iyange /ijaŋɡe/ | ọvẹ /ɔvɛ/ | anyanwụ /aɲaŋʷʊ/ |
| Moon | afiọñ /afiɔŋ/ | ọfiọñ /ɔfiɔŋ/ | emeranvwe /emeɾanβwe/ | muun /muːn/ | uwer /uwɛɾ/ | ọwa /ɔwa/ | ọnwa /ɔŋʷa/ |
| Star | ntantaafiọñ /ntantaːfiɔŋ/ | ntantaọfiọn̄ /n̩tantaˈɔfiɔŋ/ | isio /isio/ | staar /staː/ | ishan /iˈʃan/ | esi /esi/ | kpakpando /kpakpando/ |
| Night | akonayio /akonajio/ | okoneyo /okonejo/ | aso /aso/ | nait /nait/ | tugh /tuɣ/ | aso /aso/ | abalị /abalɪ/ |
| Rain | edịm /eˈdɪm/ | edim /edim/ | osio /osio/ | rien /rien/ | ura /ˈura/ | oso /oso/ | mmiri ozuzo /mːiɾi ɔzuzo/ |
| Snow | sino /sino/ | — | — | sunuo /sunuo/ | senou /senou/ | ekpalekpa-ame /ekpalekpaame/ | snoo /sinoː/ |
| Wind | afịm /afɪm/ | ofim /ofim/ | aphopho /aɸoɸo/ | briiz /briːz/ | ahumbe /ahumbe/ | ofou /ofou/ | ifufe /ifufe/ |
| Earth | isọñ /isɔŋ/ | isọñ /isɔŋ/ | otọ /ɔtɔ/ | grung /ɡrʌŋ/ | tar /tar/ | otọ /ɔtɔ/ | ala /àlà/ |
| Stone | itiat /itiat/ | itiat /itiat/ | oraga /oɾaɡa/ | stuon /stuon/ | iwen /iwen/ | — | nkume /ŋˈkume/ |
| Mountain | abod /abod/ | obot /obot/ | ugbenu /uɡbenu/ | mountn /mountn/ | uwo /uwo/ | ugbehru /uɡbehɾu/ | ugwu /úɡʷú/ |
| Sea | akpa inyañ /akpa iɲaŋ/ | inyañ /iɲaŋ/ | abadi /abadi/ | sii /siː/ | zegemnger /zeɡemŋɡɛɾ/ | abade /abade/ | oke osimiri /oke osimiɾi/ |
| Mother | eka /eka/ | eka /eka/ | oni /oni/ | mada /mɑdə/ | ngo /ŋɡo/ | oni /oni/ | nne /nːe/ |
| Father | ete /ete/ | ete /ete/ | ọsẹ /ɔsɛ/ | faada /faːda/ | ter /tɛɾ/ | ọsẹ /ɔsɛ/ | nna /nːa/ |
| Daughter | ayịn awonwaan /ajɪn awoŋwan/ | eyen an̄wan /ejɛn aŋwan/ | ọmọtẹ /ɔmɔtɛ/ | daata /dɑːtə/ | wan u kwase /wan u kwase/ | ọmọtẹ /ɔmɔtɛ/ | nwa nwaanyị /ŋʷa ŋʷaːɲɪ/ |
| I | ami /àmì/ | ami /aˈmi/ | mẹ /mɛ/ | mi /mi/ | mo /mɔ/ | mẹ /mɛ/ | mụ /mʊ/ |
| You | afo /àfò/ | afo /aˈfo/ | wẹ /wɛ/ | yu /ju/ | we /we/ | whẹ /ʍɛ/ | gị /ɡɪ/ |
| We | nnyịn /ǹɲìn/ | nnyin /nɲin/ | avwanre /aβwanɾe/ | wi /wi/ | se /se/ | ma /ma/ | anyị /aɲɪ/ |
| Name | anyịn̄ /aɲɪŋ/ | enyiñ /eɲiŋ/ | odẹ /odɛ/ | niem /niem/ | iti /iˈti/ | odẹ /odɛ/ | aha /aha/ |
| Person | awo /awo/ | owo /owo/ | ohwo /ohwo/ | sumadi /sumadi/ | or /or/ | ohwo /ohwo/ | mmadụ /mmadʊ/ |
| Head | iwuod /iwuod/ | ibuot /ibuot/ | uyovwi /ujoβwi/ | ed /ɛd/ | ityough /itjouɣ/ | uzou /uzou/ | isi /isi/ |
| Eye | anyen /aɲen/ | enyin /eɲin/ | ẹro /ɛɾo/ | yai /jaɪ/ | ishe /iʃe/ | ẹro /ɛɾo/ | anya /aɲa/ |
| Ear | utọñ /utɔŋ/ | utọñ /utɔŋ/ | erhọn /eɾɔ̃/ | iez /iez/ | togh /toɣ/ | ozọ /ozɔ/ | ntị /ntɪ/ |
| Nose | iwuo /iwuo/ | ibuo /ibuo/ | uwen /uwẽ/ | nuoz /nuoz/ | hinga /hiŋɡa/ | unwe /unwe/ | imi /īmī/ |
| Mouth | inua /inua/ | inua /inua/ | unu /unu/ | mout /mout/ | zwa /zwa/ | unu /unu/ | ọnụ /ɔnʊ/ |
| Tooth | edet /edet/ | edet /edet/ | ako /ako/ | tiit /tiːt/ | inyigh /iɲiɣ/ | akọ /akɔ/ | eze /eze/ |
| Tongue | edeme /edeme/ | edeme /edeme/ | erebe /erebe/ | tong /tɔŋ/ | nombor /nombor/ | erou /eɾou/ | ire /iɾe/ |
| Hand | ubọk /ubɔk/ | ubọk /ubɔk/ | obọ /obɔ/ | an /an/ | uwegh /uweɣ/ | obọ /obɔ/ | aka /aka/ |
| Foot | ukot /ukot/ | ukot /ukot/ | owọ /owɔ/ | fut /fʊt/ | nguhar /ŋɡuhar/ | owọ /owɔ/ | ụkwụ /ʊkʷʊ/ |
| Heart | esịd /esɪd/ | esit /esit/ | udu /udu/ | aat /aːt/ | ishima /iʃima/ | udu /udu/ | obi /obi/ |
| Bone | akpọ /akpɔ/ | ọkpọ /ɔkpɔ/ | ubeku /ubeku/ | buon /bʊɔn/ | kuhe /kuhe/ | ubeku /ubeku/ | ọkpụkpụ /ɔkpʊkpʊ/ |
| Blood | iyiib /ijiːb/ | iyip /ijip/ | ọbara /ɔbaɾa/ | blod /blʌd/ | awambe /awambe/ | azẹ /azɛ/ | ọbara /ɔbaɾa/ |
| Poop | uduañ /uduaŋ/ | ifuọ /ifuɔ/ | isọn /isɔ̃/ | kaka /kaka/ | akôngo /akɔŋɡo/ | isọ /isɔ/ | nsị /n̩sḭ/ |
| Love | ima /ima/ | ima /ima/ | ẹguọnọ /ɛɡwɔnɔ/ | lov /lɔv/ | dooshima /doːʃima/ | ọsuọ /ɔswɔ/ | ịhụnanya /ɪhʊnaɲa/ |
| Tree | eto /eto/ | eto /eto/ | urhe /uɾe/ | chrii /tʃɹiː/ | kon /kon/ | orhan /oɾan/ | osisi /osisi/ |
| Dog | ewa /ewa/ | ebua /ebua/ | eranko /eɾanko/ | daag /daːɡ/ | iwa /iwa/ | ebọ /ebɔ/ | nkịta /ŋkɪta/ |
| Cat | ekpe /ekpe/ | nyabudaha /ɲabudaha/ | ọtọma /ɔtɔma/ | puss /pʊs/ | anyam /aɲam/ | ọtọmha /ɔtɔmha/ | nwamba /ŋʷamba/ |
| Fish | iyak /ijak/ | iyak /ijak/ | eri /eɾi/ | fish /fɪʃ/ | ishu /iʃu/ | yei /jei/ | azụ /azʊ/ |
| Bird | inuen /inuen/ | inuen /inuen/ | ọphran /ɔɸɾan/ | bod /bɔd/ | inyon /iɲɔn/ | evra /evɾa/ | nnụnụ /nːʊnʊ/ |
| Butterfly | mkpufiopufiop /m̩kpufiopufiop/ | ọfọñekpo /ɔfɔŋekpo/ | erhi /eɾi/ | botaflai /bɔtaflai/ | kokombo /kokombo/ | ẹvbovbo /ɛʋoʋo/ | ulukurubụba /ulukuɾubʊba/ |
| Egg | ñkwaunen /ŋkwaunen/ | nsen /n̩sen/ | ukẹn /ukɛ̃/ | eg /ɛɡ/ | ijikegh /idʒikeɣ/ | ike /ike/ | àkwá /àkʷá/ |
| Horse | enañ mbakara /enaŋ mbakara/ | enañ mbakara /enaŋ mbakara/ | esi /esi/ | aas /aːs/ | nyinya /ɲiɲa/ | anyenya /aɲeɲa/ | ịnyịnya /ɪɲɪɲa/ |
| House | ufọk /ufɔk/ | ufọk /ufɔk/ | uwevwi /uweβwi/ | ous /ɔus/ | ya /ja/ | uwowhe /uwowhe/ | ụlọ /ʊlɔ/ |
| Milk | mmọñ eba /m̩mɔŋ eba/ | mmọñeba /m̩mɔŋeba/ | ameivie /ameivie/ | milk /mɪlk/ | atumba /atumba/ | imiliki /imiliki/ | mmiri ara /mːiɾi aɾa/ |
| Honey | adan akwọk /adan akwɔk/ | aranọkwọk /aranɔkwɔk/ | ọnyọn /ɔɲɔ̃/ | oni /ɔni/ | iyough /ijouɣ/ | ọnyọ /ɔɲɔ/ | mmanụ aṅụ /mːanʊ aŋʊ/ |
| Salt | inụñ /inʌŋ/ | inuñ /inuŋ/ | ughweraka /uɣʷeɾaka/ | saalt /saːlt/ | bar /baɾ/ | uwhei /uʍei/ | nnu /nːu/ |
| Wine | wain /wain/ | wine /wain/ | iwaini /iwaini/ | wain /wain/ | wain /wain/ | enwaene /enwaene/ | mmanya /mːaɲa/ |
| Rice | edesi /edesi/ | edesi /edesi/ | irosu /iɾosu/ | rais /rais/ | — | osikapa /osikapa/ | osikapa /osikapa/ |
| Iron | ukwak /ukwak/ | ukwak /ukwak/ | utehru /utehɾu/ | aiyan /aijan/ | iyôgh /ijɔɣ/ | ayọno /ajɔno/ | igwe /iɡʷe/ |
| Wheel | wiil /wiːl/ | — | adjugẹn /adʒuɡɛn/ | wiil /wiːl/ | ikyaver /ikjaver/ | ẹtẹ /ɛtɛ/ | wiil /wiːl/ |
| Book | ñwed /ŋwed/ | ñwed /ŋwed/ | ọbe /ɔbe/ | buk /bʊk/ | takerada /takerada/ | ụbị /ʊbɪ/ | akwụkwọ /akʷʊkʷɔ/ |
| Eat | dia /dia/ | dia /dia/ | re /ɾe/ | nyam /ɲam/ | yan /jan/ | re /ɾe/ | iri /iɾi/ |
| Drink | ñwọñ /ŋwɔŋ/ | ñwọñ /ŋwɔɲ/ | da /da/ | jringk /dʒrɪŋk/ | mba /mba/ | da /da/ | ịṅụ /ɪŋʊ/ |
| Sleep | daiya /daija/ | de /dɛ/ | vwerhẹ /βweɾɛ/ | sliip /sliːp/ | yav /jav/ | wezẹ /wɛzɛ/ | ịrahụ /ɪɾahʊ/ |
| One | keed /kèèd/ | kiet /kiet/ | ọvo /ɔvo/ | wan /wan/ | mom /mom/ | ọvo /ɔvo/ | otu /otu/ |
| Two | iba /ìbà/ | iba /iˈba/ | ivẹ /ivɛ/ | tuu /tuː/ | uhar /uˈhar/ | ivẹ /ivɛ/ | abụọ /abʊɔ/ |
| Three | ita /ita/ | ita /ita/ | erha /eɾa/ | chrii /tʃɹiː/ | utar /utar/ | isa /isa/ | atọ /atɔ/ |
| Four | inaŋ /ìnàŋ/ | inaŋ /inaŋ/ | ẹne /ɛne/ | fuo /fuo/ | unyiin /uɲiː/ | ịnị /ɪnɪ/ | anọ /anɔ/ |
| Five | ition /itiɔn/ | ition /itiɔn/ | iyori /ijoɾi/ | faiv /faiv/ | utaan /utaːn/ | isoi /isɔi/ | ise /ise/ |
| Hundred | ikie /íkíè/ | ikie /ikie/ | ujori /udʒoɾi/ | onjrid /ɔndʒrɪd/ | deri /dɛɾi/ | ẹgba /ɛɡba/ | narị /naɾɪ/ |
| Hello | mesiere /mesiere/ | mọñọ /mɔɲɔ/ | migwo /miɡwo/ | wah gwaan /wɑ ɡwɑːn/ | m sugh /m suɣ/ | mavọ /mavɔ/ | nnọọ /nːɔː/ |
| Thank you | sọsọñọ /sɔsɔŋɔ/ | sọsọñọ /sɔsɔɲɔ/ | miguo /miɡuo/ | tanks /taŋks/ | m sugh u /m suɣ u/ | migwo /miɡwo/ | daalụ /daːlʊ/ |
| Good | mfọn /mfɔn/ | eti /eti/ | emamọ /emamɔ/ | gud /ɡʊd/ | dedoo /dedoː/ | ọwhọ /ɔwhɔ/ | ọma /ɔma/ |
| New | ufa /ufa/ | obufa /obufa/ | ọkpokpọ /ɔkpokpɔ/ | nyuu /ɲuː/ | he /he/ | ọkpokpọ /ɔkpokpɔ/ | ọhụrụ /ɔhʊɾʊ/ |
| Red | ndandat /ndandat/ | ndandat /ndandat/ | wowe /wowe/ | red /ɹɛd/ | nyian /ɲian/ | wowe /wowe/ | ọbara ọbara /ɔbaɾa ɔbaɾa/ |
| White | afia /afia/ | afia /afia/ | fafa /fafa/ | wait /wait/ | pupu /pupu/ | ọfuafụ /ɔfuafʊ/ | ọcha /ɔtʃa/ |
| Black | obubit /obubit/ | obubit /obubit/ | biebi /biebi/ | blak /blak/ | il /il/ | obiebi /obiebi/ | ojii /odʒiː/ |
| Green | awawa /awawa/ | awawa /awawa/ | ọgiọgiọ /ɔɡiɔɡiɔ/ | griin /ɡɹiːn/ | kwel /kʷel/ | — | ndụndụ /ndʊndʊ/ |
| Blue | bru /bru/ | awawa /awawa/ | iblu /iblu/ | blu /blu/ | kwel /kʷel/ | iburu /ibuɾu/ | anụnụ anụnụ /anʊnʊ anʊnʊ/ |
| Tea | ti /ti/ | — | iti /iti/ | tii /tiː/ | tii /tiː/ | iti /iti/ | tii /tiː/ |
| Coffee | kọfi /kɔfi/ | kọfi /kɔfi/ | ikọfi /ikɔfi/ | kaafi /kaːfi/ | kofi /kofi/ | ekọfi /ekɔfi/ | kọfị /kɔfɪ/ |
| Ninety-nine | anaŋ ye duop ye usukeed /anaŋ je duop je usukeːd/ | anaŋ ye efurenaŋ /anaŋ je efurenaŋ/ | — | nainti-nain /nainti nain/ | akunduanyiingber kar utaankarunyiin /akunduaɲiːɡber kar utaːnkaruɲiː/ | — | iri itoolu na itoolu /iɾi itoːlu na itoːlu/ |
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