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Word list name:Niragu (Gbiri-Niragu) 
Location of idiolect:Kaduna state, Saminaka LGA 
Country:Nigeria 
ISO 639-3 code:grh (more info at ethnologue.com) 
Standard list used
for elicitation:
Benue-Congo Comparative Word List 
Words:53 
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 Niragu, the Ethnologue language name is Gbiri-Niragu, and the Ethnologue dialect name is Niragu 
 Gbiri-Niragu [grh] - Niragu (Gbiri-Niragu)
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ID
Gloss Phonetic Word
Category
Pl Phonetic
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1001ANIMALka-nama  
2004ARROWwu-kɪrra ti-
3006ASK (A QUESTION)ribi  
4010BELLYku-buri  
5011BITEkaza- ~ kata-V 
6012BUFFALOpɪ-kawɪn ɛ-
7013BUILD, TO (CF. SEW)tumu ~ tun (?)  
8017CHILDkono nono
9018COME OUTpiʤi (?)  
10027DIE: DEATHpə ~ kpə  
11031EARa-to (? pl.)  
12032EAT, TOdɪrɛ(?) ~ rɛ (?)  
13033EGGlɪ-pa a-kpa
14034ELEPHANTkɪ-rɔgɔ ɛ-
15036EYEri-ʤi ɛ-zɛ
16038FAT, OIL, GREASEmani, manuŋ  
17043CHICKEN/FOWLkuru? kura a-koro?
18045GIVE, TOdaka  
19046GO, WALK, TObir (?); gjara-?; pɪsa  
20050HEADlɪ-ʧi  

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