BNC ID Gloss Phonetic Word Category Pl Phonetic 001 ANIMAL i-ʒe ga njin; i-jam kan 003 ARMPIT abasɨ̀m, abaksɨ́m 004 ARROW (generic) ìwàr iwár 005 ASHES ǹcwaŋ 006 ASK (A QUESTION) ɓɨ́p 007 BAD (BE), TO -ɓəngɓəng 008 BEAN asò, agə́dák 009 BEG (ASK FOR S.T.) ʧal 010 BELLY a-fú 011 BITE kapʧi V 012 BUFFALO i-ʒar 013 BUILD, TO (CF. SEW) mjêh 014 CALABASH i-gʃaŋ 015 CARVE pah 016 CHARCOAL a-kal 017 CHILD ùyèn ován 018 COME OUT fà 019 COOL, BE(COME) TO rúsók [=to be cold] 020 CORPSE akúm 021 COUNT: DRAW A LINE kúŋ [=count] ca [=draw] 022 COW/CATTLE ìnà ina 023 CRAB in-kam-gwali 024 CROCODILE ìʒip ǹdəŋ iʒip ǹdəŋ 025 DANCE, TO ǹzə̀m (n.) ŋga- 026 DEPTH ingbaŋ 027 DIE: DEATH kú (v.), i-kú (n.) 028 DIVIDE, SHARE OUT, TO kàp 029 DRAW (WATER), TO dàp 030 BECOME DRY, TO wóm [= be dry] fú [dry up] 031 EAR acwáŋ 032 EAT, TO ri 033 EGG a-cì 034 ELEPHANT in-lalap 035 EXTINGUISHED, BE TO ʤip 036 EYE ìwú iwú 037 FALL, TO rú pl. tàk 038 FAT, OIL, GREASE m̀mì 039 FEAR ayir (n.) 040 FEMALE icár (n.) 041 FIREWOOD akún 042 FOREST (BUSH) anyín (bush) 043 CHICKEN/FOWL ìrùgu irúgú 044 FRY, TO BAKE IN ASHES, TO fòr (fry) dàt (bake) 045 GIVE, TO ná 046 GO, WALK, TO cen (walk) gà (go) 047 GRASSHOPPER alyanglyat+, arə̀gbàk, ayòng, ìɗèmɗem-pè, m̀bàn-m̀ 048 GROW, BECOME STRONG, TO rúp, nyáŋ 049 GUINEA-FOWL ìrusòk 050 HEAD i-ʃi 051 HEART iʃí 052 HEAVY ɗə́k 053 HOE: CULTIVATE wáp 054 KILL, TO gbə́l 055 LEG, FOOT aʃár 056 LEOPARD (‘PANTHER’) ìdamə́ŋ 057 LIE DOWN, STRETCH ONESELF, SLEEP, TO ǹdá (n.) rá (v.) 058 LICK, TO tàm 060 MEAT ì-ʒè 061 MOULD TO ɗə̀ngkə̀lì, ɓit+ 062 MOUNT, TO kén 063 NAME a-ɗín 064 NIGHT: DAY OF 24 HOURS ìzwàm 064 NIGHT: DAY OF 24 HOURS la (v. ‘be night’) 065 FAN PALM (BORASSUS AETHIOPUM) ǹgur ngúr 066 PERSON ùnə̀m onəm 067 PIG (DOMESTIC, WILD) alêde (< H.) 067 PIG (DOMESTIC, WILD) ìrì irì 068 PRESS, SQUEEZE OUT, MILK káŋ (squeeze, milk) 068 PRESS, SQUEEZE OUT, MILK byáp (press down on) 069 QUARREL anùŋ (= ‘mouth’) V, N 070 RAPHIA PALM ngur 071 REFUSE, RETAIN, TO cì, dàŋ, yáŋ 072 RESEMBLE, BE EQUAL TO fà 073 ROAD: PATH a-sə̀l 074 ROAST ON COALS, TO wàŋ (roast) 074 ROAST ON COALS, TO fòr (fry) 075 ROT, TO mwan 076 RUBBISH-HEAP ìsàl, apísàl 077 SEND: WORK inók (work n.) 077 SEND: WORK ré (to send) 078 TRAP, TO SET A lwák 079 SEW, TO dán 080 SHINE, BE LIGHT, BE WHITE TO ɣan (shine) 080 SHINE, BE LIGHT, BE WHITE TO -ləfər (white a.) fər (be white) 081 SING ʃì 082 SKIN, HIDE, BARK a-wá (skin, hide) 082 SKIN, HIDE, BARK akòkcì (bark) 083 SMELL (OF): SMELL (TR.) nəŋ (v.) ǹnəŋ (n.) 084 SNAKE awù (any poisonous snake) 084 SNAKE adwál (any non-poisonous snake) 085 SONG ǹnap-ǹʃì 086 SPEAK, TO là 087 TO SPIT pə́m, súk, tat (pl. ɗyàŋ) 088 SPREAD IN SUN TO DRY, TO nàr pl. pə́l 090 STONE, ROCK ìpaŋ ipáŋ 091 TAKE OUT OF: EMPTY tók (pour out) 092 THING i-yə́m 093 TONGUE, LANGUAGE aɓɨlɨm (tongue) 093 TONGUE, LANGUAGE acu (language) 094 TOOTH ìɲin iɲín 095 TORTOISE ìkwàkkɨri ikwàkkɨri 096 TREE ìkun ikún 097 TWIN ijèn uyénjèn 098 WANT (DESIRE): LACK SEEK ɗòm (want), gwáŋ (covet), laŋ (lack) 099 WAR ìkùm 100 WATER ǹdɨŋ 101 WING abasɨ̀m 102 WOMAN, WIFE ùcár ocár 103 ONE ùzəŋ 104 TWO ùpàrɨ́m 106 FOUR ùnèɗə́ŋ 107 FIVE ùtúkún 108 SIX ùkpə́ɗɨ́ŋ 109 SEVEN ùfàŋshát 110 EIGHT ùnə̀nnè 111 NINE ùfàŋzə́ŋtə́ŋ 112 TEN ùgbə́pci 113 FIFTEEN ùgbə́pci ka ùnə̀nnè 114 TWENTY ìsɨ̀m-pàrɨm 115 HUNDRED ìgbə̀l 115.1 TWO HUNDRED ìgbə́l pi iparɨm 116 FOUR HUNDRED ìgbə́l pi ineɗɨng 117 THOUSAND ìsɨ̀m-kàloŋ