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Word list name:Batu of Meek (Batu) 
Location of idiolect:Taraba state, Sardauna LGA, villages east ofBaissa, below Mambila escarpment 
Country:Nigeria 
ISO 639-3 code:btu (more info at ethnologue.com) 
Standard list used
for elicitation:
Benue-Congo Comparative Word List 
Words:43 
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 Batu of Meek, the Ethnologue language name is Batu. 
 Batu [btu] - Batu of Meek (Batu)
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ID
Gloss Phonetic Pl Phonetic
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1001ANIMALnjam 
2004ARROWfəθuŋga 
3010BELLYdumbal 
4012BUFFALOgial 
5017CHILDnwaka 
6022COW/CATTLEa-nda 
7024CROCODILEmɛmvi 
8031EARa-ndo 
9033EGGa-kija θagi 
10034ELEPHANTn-gɔmbɔ 
11036EYEa-ŋjiʃi 
12038FAT, OIL, GREASEmvɔmbɔn, mɛm 
13043CHICKEN/FOWLθagi 
14050HEADmvwonin 
15051HEARTʃima 
16055LEG, FOOTa-ban daŋgaidaŋgo
17056LEOPARD (‘PANTHER’)θu 
18060MEATnjam 
19063NAMEí-tíá-
20064NIGHT: DAY OF 24 HOURSfɪgi, a-θan+ʤe (θan = sun) 

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