BNC ID Gloss Phonetic Word Category Pl Phonetic 001 ANIMAL -nàà -nàà 003 ARMPIT à-ɣáʔátə̀ è- 005 ASHES à-bú ə̀- 006 ASK (A QUESTION) béétə̂ (!) 007 BAD (BE), TO jì-bɯ́ 009 BEG (ASK FOR S.T.) lɔ́ɔ̀ (!) 010 BELLY nə̀-bùm mə̀- 011 BITE ló (!) V 012 BUFFALO ɱ̀-fóŋ mə-ɱ- 013 BUILD, TO (CF. SEW) wùlə̂ 014 CALABASH ŋ̀-gù ŋ̀- 015 CARVE kɔ́ɔ́ (!) 016 CHARCOAL -- ŋ̀-kjɛ̂ 017 CHILD mú bɔ́’ɔ́ 018 COME OUT fɛ́ʔɛ́-nzì 019 COOL, BE(COME) TO íɥé-sê (!) 020 CORPSE à-kwú ə̀ 021 COUNT: DRAW A LINE káá+ŋ́-’káŋ 023 CRAB -ká bə̀- 025 DANCE, TO bínə̂ (!), ə̀-kɔ̀ɔ̀mə̀- 026 DEPTH ə́-tsò 027 DIE: DEATH kwúə̀ (!), nə-ɣwɔ́ɔ̀mə̀- 028 DIVIDE, SHARE OUT, TO ì-jà-tə́ (!) 029 DRAW (WATER), TO tú’ʔə́ (!) 030 BECOME DRY, TO jó 032 EAT, TO ʤɨ́k, kúrə̂ 033 EGG nə̀-bóó m̀- 034 ELEPHANT ǹ-sə́ə̀ mɛ́-n- 036 EYE nə̀-lílʔí mílʔí 037 FALL, TO gwɔ̀+ǹ-sí 038 FAT, OIL, GREASE nə́-ɱ-fɔ́ɔ̀--- mə́-ɱ-mə̀-ɣwúrú 039 FEAR nə̀-bɔ́ʔɔ́ mə̀- 040 FEMALE à-kwì ə̀- 041 FIREWOOD -- ŋ̀-kwé 042 FOREST (BUSH) à-kó; à-kótí ə̀-; ə- 043 CHICKEN/FOWL ŋ̀-gú ŋ̀- 044 FRY, TO BAKE IN ASHES, TO káŋə́ (!), fɯ̀mə́ (!) 045 GIVE, TO fá (!) 046 GO, WALK, TO ɣɛ́ (!);ánltə́ (!) 047 GRASSHOPPER ŋ̀-gwìnà mà-ŋ- 049 GUINEA-FOWL tsɔ̀ʔɔ̀bə̀- 050 HEAD à-tù ə̀- 051 HEART ǹ-tỳỳ mə̀-n- 052 HEAVY á-dỳrə̀ 053 HOE: CULTIVATE lɪ́ɣə̂ 054 KILL, TO ʒɥítə̀ (!) 055 LEG, FOOT à-kòrò mə̀- 056 LEOPARD (‘PANTHER’) nà-ŋ-gwè nà-ŋ- 057 LIE DOWN, STRETCH ONESELF, SLEEP, TO nɔ́ŋə́+sìé (!) sèntə̂ (!) 058 LICK, TO lɪ́ŋə (!)ˋ 060 MEAT m̀-bà 061 MOULD TO bɔ́ɔ̀ (!) 063 NAME ə̀-kùm mə̀- 064 NIGHT: DAY OF 24 HOURS ə̀-tɯ́ɣə̀, ǹ-ʤýíì mə̀-, ǹ- 065 FAN PALM (BORASSUS AETHIOPUM) nə̀-tíí mə̀- 065.1 OIL PALM (ELAEIS GUINEENSIS) nə̀-tíí mə̀- 066 PERSON ŋù bə́ə̀ 067 PIG (DOMESTIC, WILD) -kú+ɲam,-tóŋgàŋ bə̀-, bə̀- 068 PRESS, SQUEEZE OUT, MILK nə̀ŋə́ (!), nɔ̀ʔɔ́ (!) 069 QUARREL ì-jɔ̀ŋə́ à-jɔ̀ŋ V, N ə̀- 071 REFUSE, RETAIN, TO túwə̀ (!) 072 RESEMBLE, BE EQUAL TO ɱ̀-fìnə̂, ŋ̀-kùʔù-nâ 073 ROAD: PATH má-ǹ-zì bə̀-má-n-zì 074 ROAST ON COALS, TO tɔ́ (!); bá (!) 075 ROT, TO m̀-bwê 076 RUBBISH-HEAP ǹ-tsàʔà 077 SEND: WORK ə̀-fàʔâ mə̀- 078 TRAP, TO SET A máʔá+mə́ !táa (!) 079 SEW, TO tá (!) 080 SHINE, BE LIGHT, BE WHITE TO tá!á (!) fúʔú (!) 081 SING jə́ə̀ (!) 082 SKIN, HIDE, BARK ŋ̀-gùù ŋ̀- 083 SMELL (OF): SMELL (TR.) lùm sə̂ (!) 084 SNAKE -ká, -nó bə̀-; - 085 SONG -jə́kò 086 SPEAK, TO ɣàá (!) 087 TO SPIT túə̀ (!) 088 SPREAD IN SUN TO DRY, TO sàŋə́ (!) 089 STICKY, TO BE á-tàŋə̀ (it is-) 090 STONE, ROCK ŋ̀-gɔ̀ʔɔ̀ 091 TAKE OUT OF: EMPTY kúrə́ (!) 092 THING à-jó ǹ-ʤóò 093 TONGUE, LANGUAGE à-lə́!ə́, nə̀-ɣàà -, mə̀- 094 TOOTH nə̀-sɔ̀ŋ mə̀- 095 TORTOISE -kwí-mà-ŋ-kɔ̀ʔɔ̀bə̀- 096 TREE à-tì ə̀- 097 TWIN nə̀-fá ʔá mə̀- 098 WANT (DESIRE): LACK SEEK kɔ̀ŋə̂ (!); lɔ́ɔ́ (!), bɔ́ŋ (!) 099 WAR ǹ-tsòò mə̀-n- 100 WATER - ŋ̀-kì 101 WING nə̀-bà mə̀- 102 WOMAN, WIFE mà-ŋ-gìɛ̀, ŋ̀-gwɛ́ɛ̀ ɣà bà-ŋ-, bà-ŋ-gjɛ́ bâ my 103 ONE mɔ́ʔ!ɔ́ 104 TWO bá!á 106 FOUR kwàà 107 FIVE ǹ-táŋˋ 108 SIX ǹ-tóʔó 109 SEVEN sààm-bá 110 EIGHT fɔ́á mu 111 NINE kwá-lèʔí; nə̀-bùʔó 112 TEN tà-wúm̀, nə̀-wúm̀ 113 FIFTEEN ǹʧò+ǹ-táŋˋ 114 TWENTY mə̀-wùm+mí+m-bá!á 115 HUNDRED ŋ̀-kxɯˋ 116 FOUR HUNDRED ŋ̀-kxɯ̀+nə̀-kwà 117 THOUSAND ǹ-ʧùʔù