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Word list name:Mbe 
Location of idiolect:Cross River state, Ogoja LGA 
Country:Nigeria 
ISO 639-3 code:mfo (more info at ethnologue.com) 
Standard list used
for elicitation:
Benue-Congo Comparative Word List 
Words:111 
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: 
 Mbe [mfo] - Mbe
#BNC
ID
Gloss Phonetic Word
Category
Pl Phonetic
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1001ANIMALbè-ɲìam bù-
2003ARMPITǹ-pùɔ-wɔ́ɔ̀bɛ̀n-  
3004ARROWlè-bán bɛ̀-
4005ASHES  bè-túe
5006ASK (A QUESTION)bób  
6007BAD (BE), TOè-bé  
7008BEAN  bɛ́-kɛ̀nô
8010BELLYbɛ̀-lè bɛ̀-
9011BITElúɔmV 
10012BUFFALOń-dùel bɛ́n-
11013BUILD, TO (CF. SEW)ʧí  
12014CALABASHǹ-tùo  
13015CARVEtsɛ́n  
14016CHARCOALó-ʃírɛ̀nʃí ɛ́-
15017CHILDm-ùan b-
16019COOL, BE(COME) TOkúnô  
17020CORPSEè-wú+ɛ́-môm bè- ɛ́-
18021COUNT: DRAW A LINEpàl  
19022COW/CATTLEè-gòròbía bè-
20023CRABlé-kámó bɛ́-

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