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Word list name:Janji 
Location of idiolect:Plateau state, Bassa LGA 
Country:Nigeria 
ISO 639-3 code:jni (more info at ethnologue.com) 
Standard list used
for elicitation:
Benue-Congo Comparative Word List 
Words:39 
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: 
 Janji [jni] - Janji
#BNC
ID
Gloss Phonetic Word
Category
Pl Phonetic
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1001ANIMALbɪ-nama  
2004ARROWoira tirɪ...?
3010BELLYɛ-puru  
4011BITErumza ~ ruma (?)V 
5012BUFFALObi-aba  
6017CHILDvanna ahanna
7031EARo-tɔi tɪ-
8033EGGni-wa a-
9034ELEPHANTbi-rɔ  
10036EYEɛ-ʤe a-ʤ... (*a-ʤe?)
11038FAT, OIL, GREASEtɪ-noi, mane  
12043CHICKEN/FOWLbi-tukoro ɛ
13050HEADlɪ-ʧe a-
14051HEARTɛ-roba  
15055LEG, FOOTo-buna  
16056LEOPARD (‘PANTHER’)bi-kpe ɪ-
17060MEATbɪ-nama  
18064NIGHT: DAY OF 24 HOURSlie, suru-wəi (o-wəi = ‘sun’)  
19066PERSONo-no a-
20067PIG (DOMESTIC, WILD)bi-raŋga (i- ?)

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