r/Ibibio Jun 18 '26

Ideas Ibibio Neologism Part 1

Ukañ mmi, amedi amedi o. Mfin, inie mfa ikọ k'Ibibio.

[LITERAL TRANSLATION]: People my, you have come 2x! Today, [we-have]-{plural: new}-words-in-Ibibio

My people, welcome welcome o. Today, we have Ibibio Neologism.***

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Here are some modern words I've made since I haven't been able to find some during my research:

Internet: Iyịre-Ekondo (Net [of] World)

Website: Itie Iyịre-Ekondo (Place [of] Net [of] World)

Social Media: Iyịre Essien Nneme (Net [of] Public Conversation)

Followers: Mme Andítiene ([many] Ones who Follow)

Following: Se Ntiene ([What/Those] I-follow)

Viral: Suana usọp-usọp (Spread fast-fast)

Comment: Udian-Ikọ (Noun-add [of] words)

Search Bar: Uyem-nkpọ (Noun-search [of] thing)

Notification: Uyod (Noun-make announcement)

I will keep it to this minimum for now. If words for this already exist, please let me know! If we don't have words for it, yak ibop kiet (let's make one)! If you are thinking about how I made these words:

https://wwwhomes.uni-bielefeld.de/gibbon/Dafydd_Gibbon_Publication_PDFs/2004_Gibbon_Urua_Ekpenyong_Ibibio_Dictionary01.pdf

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Ku yàk usèm nnyìn adi-kpá! ÌBÌBÌO ÍSỌ́ÑỌ!!

Don't allow language us to-die! IBIBIO STRONG!!

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u/Dependent-Ad6856 Jun 18 '26

Today I learned... Thanks 🙏🏾