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Word list name:Zhar (Jarawa) 
Location of idiolect:Bauchi, Adamawa, and Plateau States 
Country:Nigeria 
ISO 639-3 code:jar (more info at ethnologue.com) 
Standard list used
for elicitation:
Benue-Congo Comparative Word List 
Words:71 
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 Zhar, the Ethnologue language name is Jarawa, the Ethnologue dialect name is Bankal, and the Ethnologue alternate dialect name is Zhar. 
 Jarawa [jar] - Zhar (Jarawa)
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ID
Gloss Phonetic Word
Category
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1001ANIMALnjə́m 
2003ARMPITʃò 
3004ARROWmùn 
4005ASHEStùp 
5006ASK (A QUESTION)(ì)mís 
6007BAD (BE), TOʃjíxknì 
7008BEANkúwʊ́n 
8010BELLYvùŋ 
9011BITEì númúmV
10013BUILD, TO (CF. SEW)ì ʃə̀ɣə́m 
11014CALABASHkwə̀r 
12017CHILDmʊ́n 
13027DIE: DEATHì wúm 
14028DIVIDE, SHARE OUT, TOì gìbìm 
15030BECOME DRY, TOìn-jómə́m 
16032EAT, TOì lím 
17033EGG 
18034ELEPHANTń-zúɣù 
19036EYEmi-sḿ 
20038FAT, OIL, GREASEmút 

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