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Word list name:Lela (C'lela) 
Location of idiolect:East Kebbi state, Zuru, Sakaba, andDonko-Wasagu LGAs; Niger state, Rijau LGA;migrants south 
Country:Nigeria 
ISO 639-3 code:dri (more info at ethnologue.com) 
Standard list used
for elicitation:
Benue-Congo Comparative Word List 
Words:92 
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:The researcher labeled this language as Lela, the Ethnologue language name is C'lela, and the Ethnologue alternate language name is Lela. 
 C'lela [dri] - Lela (C'lela)
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ID
Gloss Phonetic Word
Category
Pl Phonetic
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1001ANIMALnə̀:mə̂ (ø-(v) nə̀:mnə̂ (ø-(a))
2003ARMPITd-hàpà c-
3004ARROW-dè:la s-
4005ASHESm-tɔ́ŋ  
5006ASK (A QUESTION)ìpkə̂  
6007BAD (BE), TO-nà:-  
7008BEANv-jálà s-
8009BEG (ASK FOR S.T.)kòná  
9010BELLYd-bə̀tə̀ c-
10011BITEɛ̀:pɛ̀V 
11012BUFFALOkɔ̀bɔ́ kɔ̀bnɔ̂
12013BUILD, TO (CF. SEW)  
13014CALABASHì-hònò m̀-
14015CARVEsɛ̀bɛ̀  
15017CHILD àknâ
16018COME OUTrwə́ŋ; rwə́  
17019COOL, BE(COME) TOtùdú  
18021COUNT: DRAW A LINEògə̀mâ, gyɛ̀nɛ́  
19023CRABàvà àvnà
20024CROCODILEcwí:mə̀ cwí:mnə̀

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