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Word list name:Hyam of Nok (Hyam) 
Location of idiolect:Kaduna state, Kachia and Jema'a LGAs 
Country:Nigeria 
ISO 639-3 code:jab (more info at ethnologue.com) 
Standard list used
for elicitation:
Benue-Congo Comparative Word List 
Words:116 
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 Hyam of Nok, the Ethnologue language name is Hyam. 
 Hyam [jab] - Hyam of Nok (Hyam)
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ID
Gloss Phonetic Word
Category
Pl Phonetic
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1001ANIMALnjam  
2003ARMPIT*líham  
3004ARROWGi+ Gyı
4005ASHES*tuwn  
5006ASK (A QUESTION)libi  
6007BAD (BE), TO*hasero  
7008BEAN*zab  
8009BEG (ASK FOR S.T.)*libro  
9010BELLYhwija  
10011BITEbet ~ bwɛV 
11012BUFFALOxiɛ  
12013BUILD, TO (CF. SEW)san  
13014CALABASH*bjanu  
14015CARVE*di-khaj  
15016CHARCOALli-ka  
16017CHILDʃevjɛ; we bo-we
17018COME OUTtiak (?)  
18019COOL, BE(COME) TO*nha suno  
19020CORPSE*kom nawoo  
20021COUNT: DRAW A LINE*dilalije  

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