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Word list name:Jaku (Labir) 
Location of idiolect:Bauchi state, Bauchi and Alkaleri LGAs 
Country:Nigeria 
ISO 639-3 code:jku (more info at ethnologue.com) 
Standard list used
for elicitation:
Benue-Congo Comparative Word List 
Words:70 
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 Jaku, the Ethnologue language name is Labir, and the Ethnologue alternate language name is Jaku. 
 Labir [jku] - Jaku (Labir)
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ID
Gloss Phonetic Word
Category
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1001ANIMALnjə́m 
2003ARMPITma 
3004ARROWmín 
4005ASHEStúbù 
5006ASK (A QUESTION)yí rə́nsə̀ŋ 
6007BAD (BE), TOʤìvnì 
7008BEANkʊ̀n 
8010BELLYlɨ́m 
9011BITEyí nɨ́mɨ́ŋV
10013BUILD, TO (CF. SEW)yí bə́ɣə́n 
11014CALABASHkwə́r 
12017CHILDmɨ́n 
13027DIE: DEATHyí wóŋ, 
14028DIVIDE, SHARE OUT, TOɥí gə̀bə̀ŋ 
15030BECOME DRY, TOá-jìmɨ́m 
16032EAT, TOjí líjə́ŋ 
17033EGG 
18034ELEPHANTń-zóɣò 
19036EYEmì-ʃí 
20038FAT, OIL, GREASEmùɗú 

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