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Word list name:Nkwen (Mendankwe-Nkwen) 
Location of idiolect:North West Province, Mezam Division, BamendaCentral Subdivision, north and east of Bamenda,either side of Ring Road, and mountainous circle ofMenda Nkwe 
Country:Cameroon 
ISO 639-3 code:mfd (more info at ethnologue.com) 
Standard list used
for elicitation:
Benue-Congo Comparative Word List 
Words:106 
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 Nkwen, the Ethnologue language name is Mendankwe-Nkwen, and the Ethnologue dialect name is Nkwen 
 Mendankwe-Nkwen [mfd] - Nkwen (Mendankwe-Nkwen)
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ID
Gloss Phonetic Word
Category
Pl Phonetic
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1001ANIMAL-nà -nà
2003ARMPITà-ɣáʔà  
3005ASHESà-búù è-
4006ASK (A QUESTION)lɔ́n-tə̂ (!); bɪ́ŋ-sə̂ (!)  
5007BAD (BE), TObə́ə̀ (!)  
6008BEAN-- mə̀-kúù
7009BEG (ASK FOR S.T.)lɔ́n-tə̂ (!)  
8010BELLYnɛ̀-bɔ̀m̀ mə̀-
9011BITElúŋ-ə̀ (!)V 
10012BUFFALOǹ-ʤùá  
11013BUILD, TO (CF. SEW)wùrə́-ə̀ (!)  
12014CALABASHà-tíŋɛ̀ é-
13015CARVEsɛ́rɛ́ (!)  
14016CHARCOAL-- ǹ-kíɛ̀
15017CHILDmɔ́ɔ̀bɔ́ɔ̀  
16018COME OUT  
17019COOL, BE(COME) TOm̀-fə́ə̀ (inf.)  
18020CORPSEà-kwúù è-
19021COUNT: DRAW A LINEsɛ́ŋɛ̀ (!) kàá (!)  
20023CRAB-ká bə̀-

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