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Word list name:Abon 
Location of idiolect:Taraba state, Sardauna LGA, Abong town, south-east of Baissa 
Country:Nigeria 
ISO 639-3 code:abo (more info at ethnologue.com) 
Standard list used
for elicitation:
Benue-Congo Comparative Word List 
Words:42 
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: 
 Abon [abo] - Abon
#BNC
ID
Gloss Phonetic Pl Phonetic
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1001ANIMALɛ-nja 
2004ARROWo-lɛlaa-
3010BELLYbam+biri+kɛ 
4012BUFFALOɛ-ja 
5017CHILDwonene 
6022COW/CATTLEn-dɔ 
7024CROCODILEejive 
8031EARo-tea-
9033EGGɛ-ðiðɔa-
10034ELEPHANTɛ-nkumu 
11036EYEɛ-njiʃia-nʤi
12038FAT, OIL, GREASEo-gwa, mɛmɛ 
13043CHICKEN/FOWLɛ-ðɔ 
14050HEADo-fɛnne 
15051HEARTɛ-sɔma 
16055LEG, FOOTo-kwoθa, u-baa-
17056LEOPARD (‘PANTHER’)ɛ-ze 
18060MEATɛ-nja 
19064NIGHT: DAY OF 24 HOURSɛ-fu ɛ-gwama, ɛ-θante 
20066PERSONo-njeba-

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