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Word list name:Nkem (Nkem-Nkum) 
Location of idiolect:Cross River state, Ogoja LGA 
Country:Nigeria 
ISO 639-3 code:isi (more info at ethnologue.com) 
Standard list used
for elicitation:
Benue-Congo Comparative Word List 
Words:111 
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 Nkem, the Ethnologue language name is Nkem-Nkum, and the Ethnologue dialect name is Nkem 
 Nkem-Nkum [isi] - Nkem (Nkem-Nkum)
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ID
Gloss Phonetic Word
Category
Pl Phonetic
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1001ANIMALɲ̀-ɲàm ù-
2003ARMPITù-gbâb à-
3005ASHESà-tɔ̂ŋ  
4006ASK (A QUESTION)bîb  
5007BAD (BE), TO*ìbê’bê  
6008BEAN  àròbí
7009BEG (ASK FOR S.T.)*lɛ̂m; *gɔ̀rî  
8010BELLYà-là  
9011BITElômV 
10012BUFFALOɱ̀-fóŋ ù-
11014CALABASHǹ-tòg, *m̀-kpɛ̀ ù-; ù-
12015CARVE*rīì  
13016CHARCOAL*ǹ-ʃə́ránʃí  
14017CHILDm̀-mɔ̌n à-bɔ̌n
15018COME OUTʤôg  
16019COOL, BE(COME) TOà-lùg; *bɛ̀m  
17020CORPSE*ŋ̀-kúnɛ̀  
18021COUNT: DRAW A LINEfàlî, *tɨ́l  
19023CRABí-shɨ́kàl á-
20025DANCE, TObîn, *ì- bîn à-

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