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Word list name:Ngwe 
Location of idiolect:South West Province, Lebialem Division 
Country:Cameroon 
ISO 639-3 code:nwe (more info at ethnologue.com) 
Standard list used
for elicitation:
Benue-Congo Comparative Word List 
Words:75 
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: 
 Ngwe [nwe] - Ngwe
#BNC
ID
Gloss Phonetic Word
Category
Pl Phonetic
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1001ANIMALnɔ̂b’  
2003ARMPITxə̀xá  
3004ARROWkwɔ̀g (kà ‘ʧé)  
4005ASHESvə́  
5006ASK (A QUESTION)tɔ̀g-sɔ̌; zə́sə́; dɨ́sə́  
6007BAD (BE), TOm-bə́  
7008BEANŋ-kú  
8010BELLYváb’  
9011BITElə́b’; cʃóV 
10012BUFFALO-ɲé  
11013BUILD, TO (CF. SEW)ŋ-kwɔ́g’ (inf.)  
12014CALABASHtjɨ́(+ɲʃě)  
13015CARVEkúb  
14017CHILDŋwɔ́  
15018COME OUTtə́b’  
16019COOL, BE(COME) TOxú(ʃə)  
17021COUNT: DRAW A LINEʃiág’  
18023CRABkɔ́b(ɲʃě)  
19024CROCODILEŋ-gɔ́+ɲ’ʃə́  
20026DEPTHɲcʃú; tɨ́b’ ntsě  

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