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Word list name:Bokyi of Abu (Bokyi) 
Location of idiolect:Cross River state, Ikom, Obudu, and Ogoja LGAs 
Country:Nigeria 
ISO 639-3 code:bky (more info at ethnologue.com) 
Standard list used
for elicitation:
Benue-Congo Comparative Word List 
Words:47 
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 Bokyi of Abu, the Ethnologue language name is Bokyi, the Ethnologue dialect name is Abo, and the Ethnologue alternate dialect name is Abu. 
 Bokyi [bky] - Bokyi of Abu (Bokyi)
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ID
Gloss Phonetic Word
Category
Pl Phonetic
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1001ANIMALɔ̀-nìn-ʧɛ́ŋ ɔ̀-tjɛ́p
2060MEATɛ̀-ɲàm  
3062MOUNT, TO  
4063NAMElɛ̀-dzîn  
5064NIGHT: DAY OF 24 HOURSbɔ̀-ʧú, lɛ̀-tsí  
6065FAN PALM (BORASSUS AETHIOPUM)bɔ̀-jɛ^p  
7065.1OIL PALM (ELAEIS GUINEENSIS)bɔ̀-jɛ^p  
8066PERSONɔ̀-nɛ̀t  
9067PIG (DOMESTIC, WILD)à-kûk; ɛ̀-kɔ̀lɔ́k  
10068PRESS, SQUEEZE OUT, MILKnwàt  
11069QUARRELwàlɛ̀V, N 
12071REFUSE, RETAIN, TOnɛ́  
13072RESEMBLE, BE EQUAL TO  
14073ROAD: PATHbɔ̀-kɔ́p kɛ̀-fâŋ
15074ROAST ON COALS, TOfjá  
16077SEND: WORKtwɔ́m kɛ̀-fát  
17079SEW, TO  
18080SHINE, BE LIGHT, BE WHITE TObjɛ́  
19081SINGkwàn  
20082SKIN, HIDE, BARKbɛ̀-kɔ̀, ɛ̀-kɔ́p, kě-bâ  

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