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Word list name:Nkum (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:78 
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 Nkum, the Ethnologue language name is Nkem-Nkum, and the Ethnologue dialect name is Nkum 
 Nkem-Nkum [isi] - Nkum (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)bə̂b  
5010BELLYà-là  
6011BITElômV 
7012BUFFALOɱ̀-fóŋ ù-
8014CALABASHǹ-tòg ù-
9017CHILDm̀-mɔ̌n à-bɔ̌n
10018COME OUTʤôg  
11019COOL, BE(COME) TOà-lɔ̀g  
12021COUNT: DRAW A LINEfàâl  
13023CRABí-shíkàlà á-
14025DANCE, TObîn  
15027DIE: DEATHkpɔ̂  
16028DIVIDE, SHARE OUT, TObàâg  
17030BECOME DRY, TOjôm  
18031EARù-tôŋ à-
19032EAT, TO  
20033EGGí-ʤǐ á-

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