Language
Ibibio
Ibibio
Predicate Types
| Name | Description | Answerset | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bà-ǹtè | bà-ǹtè "be-like=seem" | Ibibio | Sections: Properties(1)
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| 2 | bààk | bààk "fear" | Ibibio | Sections: Properties(9)
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| 3 | bíp | bíp "ask" | Ibibio | Sections: Properties(14)
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| 4 | bó | bó "say" | Ibibio | Sections: Properties(2)
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| 5 | diọ́ngọ | diọ́ngọ "know" | Ibibio | Sections: Properties(2)
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| 6 | dọ̀kkọ̀ | dọ̀kkọ̀ "tell" | Ibibio | Sections: Properties(2)
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| 7 | dòt-ényìn | dòt-ényìn "hope" | Ibibio | Sections: Properties(11)
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| 8 | kèrè | kèrè "think" | Ibibio | Sections: Properties(2)
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| 9 | kít | kít "see" | Ibibio | Sections: Properties(6)
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| 10 | kóp óbúút | kóp óbúút "feel shame" | Ibibio | Sections: Properties(10)
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| 11 | nìm | nìm "believe" | Ibibio | Sections: Properties(2)
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| 12 | nwáná | nwáná "try" | Ibibio | Sections: Properties(5)
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| 13 | nyímmé | nyímmé "admit" | Ibibio | Sections: Properties(2)
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| 14 | nyímmé | nyímmé "admit" | Ibibio | Sections: Properties(4)
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| 15 | yàárá | yàárá "reveal" | Ibibio | Sections: Properties(3)
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| 16 | yàk | yàk "let" "allow" | Ibibio | Sections: Properties(2)
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| 17 | yém | yém "want" | Ibibio | Sections: Properties(10)
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Clause Types
| Name | Description | Answerset | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | finite | finite clause | Ibibio | Sections: Properties(4)
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| 2 | Infinitive | infinitive | Ibibio | Sections: Properties(3)
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C Types
| Name | Description | Answerset | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | èdi | èdi infinitival marker | Ibibio | Sections: Properties(2)
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| 2 | ké | ké | Ibibio | Sections: Properties(1)
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| 3 | m̀mé | m̀mé "whether" | Ibibio | Sections: Properties(2)
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| 4 | náñá | náñá "how" | Ibibio | Sections: Properties(2)
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| 5 | yàk | yàk | Ibibio | Sections: Properties(1)
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| 6 | ZeroC | zero C | Ibibio | Sections: Properties(3)
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Example Sentences
There are 667 example sentences.
Language Properties
Some syntactic properties of the language
Word order
| Consistently SVO |
General information about the language
ISO code (ISO 639-3), aka Ethnologue code
| ibb |
Language name
| Ibibio |
Dialect/variety reported
| Nsit/Uyo dialect | |
| Comments | Spoken in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. |
Genetic classification (Ethnologue)
| Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Cross River, Delta Cross, Lower Cross, Obolo, Efik |
Language group (Ethnologue top level)
| Niger-Congo |
Language consultant information
Consultant name
| Willie U. Willie |
Gender of consultant
| male |
Familiarity with the language
| native speaker |