The Kalabari form (Kf) for Synonym
is given as [Sịnọnịmụ] and defined in Kalabari below:
◙ Sịnọnịmụ
anịẹ
In ma ẹrẹ, anịanịa tra ẹrẹ kẹ sịnar’ gbọrụ ẹkwẹn bịbị
Examples in Kalabari
adolescent
boy = asambịrịma owibọ tụbọ
or asatụbọ
adolescent
girl = asambịrịma ẹrẹbọ tụbọ
or iriabọ tụbọ
ambrosia
= oru fiye or kụnụaị
bed =
ibila or tanda
black
= kurukuru or ono
blood
= ombie or pulo
break
= ba
(for bottles,glass, egg) or anyịma
(for stick, hand, leg)
brother
= inumbire or mbire
or mbe
catch
= kuun (for fowls, dog,
etc) kaịn (for
thrown objects)
colour
= tọrụ or bia
crow
= panyịn or
paa
danger
= sowi or ọhọm
daughter
= ndụba or ẹrẹbọ
tụbọ
daughter(1st)
= ogbolo or gbolo
aru or ada
daughter(2nd)
= anjụ or sunju
arụ or ada palịbọ
fish
= inji or pẹịpẹị
gather
= tan or kolokolo or
kobiri
here
= mị'yo or mụnjụ
or mịanga
mix =
barị (i.e hot water with cold) or gwa (to
form ascorted)
or pikiri (as in pastry, egg, soup, etc.)
praying
mantis = sịrịtagwọmgwọm or atẹkẹ opu ndo
shark = ofịrịma or obiotokolo
sister
= inumbira or mbịra
or mba
son (1st)
= mgbe or ọpkara
son (2nd)
= osunju or sunju owi or ọkpara palịbọ
son =
inia or owibọ tụbọ
spoon
= ọkịkọ or ịngajị
swallow
(bird) = opulo ngịagịa or ẹkẹkẹ pekele
take
= ọkị or
daa or oin!
there
= anị'yọ or anịjụ
or anịanga
vagina
= okolo or pẹkẹ
white
= pịna pịna or
abịlala
yellow
= odo or epe
…
more to come