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Word list name:Sheni 
Location of idiolect:Kaduna state, Saminaka LGA 
Country:Nigeria 
ISO 639-3 code:scv (more info at ethnologue.com) 
Standard list used
for elicitation:
Benue-Congo Comparative Word List 
Words:41 
Audio files:0 wav, 0 mp3 
Copyright:Kay Williamson 
Date elicited:Published 1971 (see Elsewhere published) 
Contributing researcher: 
Acknowledgements:Thanks to Roger Blench who submitted this data to ComparaLex 
Elsewhere published:The Benue-Congo Comparative Wordlist was originally published in Ibadan in two volumes edited by Kay Williamson and Kiyoshi Shimizu (Williamson and Shimizu 1968; Williamson 1973; see also Williamson 1971) 
Comments: 
 Sheni [scv] - Sheni
#BNC
ID
Gloss Phonetic Word
Category
Pl Phonetic
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1001ANIMALi-nama  
2004ARROWka-wija tu-
3010BELLYu-buri  
4011BITEmanjuV 
5012BUFFALObi-aba i-
6017CHILDbana  
7022COW/CATTLEbi-na i-
8031EARu-tawai ti-
9033EGGi-ngma a-
10034ELEPHANTbi-rɔ i-
11036EYEe-ʤi a-
12038FAT, OIL, GREASEma-tenne, manawai  
13043CHICKEN/FOWL-tokoro e-
14045GIVE, TO-nje-  
15050HEADi-te  
16051HEARTe-riba  
17055LEG, FOOTu-bunu tu-buna
18056LEOPARD (‘PANTHER’)u-gana e-
19060MEATi-nama  
20064NIGHT: DAY OF 24 HOURSuuna, anungme  

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