BNC ID Gloss Phonetic Word Category Pl Phonetic 001 ANIMAL -ɲà bə̀- 003 ARMPIT dè-gàgá /bə̀- 004 ARROW -ŋ̀-kíɛ́t mɛ̀- 005 ASHES à-bˋə́ è- 006 ASK (A QUESTION) /tɔ́ŋ-té,ʧɯ́o-té/(!) [tɔ́ŋ-té] [ʧɯə́ré] 007 BAD (BE), TO [tè-βɔ̀ŋ̀] [tè-bɔ̀ŋ] 008 BEAN /--/ /bə̀-kpɔ́/ 009 BEG (ASK FOR S.T.) [sɛ́n-té] (!) /sɛ́n-té/ 010 BELLY dè-bɛ̀m ǹ- 011 BITE [lúŋá] V /dúŋá/ 012 BUFFALO ǹ-nád, bə̀ 013 BUILD, TO (CF. SEW) bɔ́ɔ́ 014 CALABASH -ǹ-tú 015 CARVE kɔ́ɔ́ tɔ́ŋá 016 CHARCOAL /--/, /ǹ-kxí/ 017 CHILD ǹ-ŋwɔ́ è-bɔ́á 018 COME OUT túŋá 019 COOL, BE(COME) TO fə́-té 020 CORPSE à-pfə́ è- 021 COUNT: DRAW A LINE zàá /sàŋé/ /sàŋré/ /zàá/ 022 COW/CATTLE /è-fɔ̀ŋ̀/ /bə̀-/ 023 CRAB /-ká/ /bə̀-/ 024 CROCODILE -ɲɔ̀ŋ̀ bə̀- 025 DANCE, TO dè-bín (n.) ǹ- 026 DEPTH dè-sɛ̀+ńtsě 027 DIE: DEATH kpɯ́ɯ́ dè-gbɯ́ 028 DIVIDE, SHARE OUT, TO B /gàbá/ 029 DRAW (WATER), TO túʔ 030 BECOME DRY, TO zùŋá; ń-bɔ́’ɔ́ 031 EAR dè-tɔ̀ŋé bə̀- 032 EAT, TO [fɛ́lá] /fɛ́dá/; /dɯ́ɯ́/ 033 EGG /dé-bǔŋ/ /ń-/ 034 ELEPHANT è-sɯ́ə́ bə̀- 035 EXTINGUISHED, BE TO b̥ə́ə́ 036 EYE dè-rə́ mí 037 FALL, TO gɯ̀ɯ́+sé dèbá+sé 038 FAT, OIL, GREASE βə̀-vɛ́t --/bə̀-vɛ́d 039 FEAR bɔ́gá 040 FEMALE -ǹ-gbí//bà- 041 FIREWOOD ǹ-kpín 042 FOREST (BUSH) m̀-bín 043 CHICKEN/FOWL -n-gɛ́b mɛ̀- 044 FRY, TO BAKE IN ASHES, TO [káŋ](!) /káŋ/ 045 GIVE, TO fíá 046 GO, WALK, TO gɔ̀á [ɣìná] (!) /gìná/ 048 GROW, BECOME STRONG, TO tsɔ́ɔ́ 049 GUINEA-FOWL à-gáŋ [è-] 050 HEAD à-tú è- 051 HEART -ǹ-tí mɛ̀- 052 HEAVY ń-dɛ́d 053 HOE: CULTIVATE dɛ́ʔá 054 KILL, TO [zɔ́] (!) /zɔ́/ 055 LEG, FOOT à-kpù bə̀ 056 LEOPARD (‘PANTHER’) -ǹ-gbì mɛ̀- 057 LIE DOWN, STRETCH ONESELF, SLEEP, TO nɔ̀ŋá á’sé sɛ̀ná 058 LICK, TO də́ŋá 060 MEAT ø-ń+ bǎb zò mɛ-n+ bǎb mó 061 MOULD TO bɔ́ɔ 062 MOUNT, TO kɔ̀ʔá 063 NAME dè-sɔ̌ŋdo, dé-dɛn do bə-mó, bə-mó 064 NIGHT: DAY OF 24 HOURS é-trɔʔ zò à-déʔe àzó bə̀- mó bə̀- mó 065 FAN PALM (BORASSUS AETHIOPUM) dè-tɯə do bə- mó 065.1 OIL PALM (ELAEIS GUINEENSIS) dè-tɯə do bə- mó 066 PERSON ǹ-ŋwɔ̀ bɯ̀ə̀ 067 PIG (DOMESTIC, WILD) -kùɲà, ń-zɔ́ bə̀-, - 068 PRESS, SQUEEZE OUT, MILK kée 069 QUARREL tú+n-ʧù (!) ǹ-ʧàŋˋ V, N mɛ̀-n- 070 RAPHIA PALM [lè-tɛ̀t], lé-nə́ʔ [bə̀-], bə́- 071 REFUSE, RETAIN, TO kə̀ŋé, gùŋá 072 RESEMBLE, BE EQUAL TO fúde 073 ROAD: PATH ø-ǹ+zə̀ zò mɛ-n+mó 074 ROAST ON COALS, TO tùɔ́ 075 ROT, TO b̥ə̀ə́ 076 RUBBISH-HEAP à-tú+lé-!pfɛ́t lè-pfɛ́t -;bə̀- 077 SEND: WORK túŋa-á-fɛ̀ʔ bə̀-tɯ̀ʔ,- 078 TRAP, TO SET A táa 079 SEW, TO zɔ̀á 080 SHINE, BE LIGHT, BE WHITE TO gə́ŋde 081 SING kwɛ́ɛ́ (!) 082 SKIN, HIDE, BARK à-kpə̀b àzó ŋm-gbə̀b à-kpə̀p+à-tỳý e- bo mɛ̀-ŋm- è+ è- 083 SMELL (OF): SMELL (TR.) ń-dɛ́m, dɔdé (!) 084 SNAKE ø-ń+ɲo zò mɛ-n+mó 085 SONG lè-kwɛ́ɛ́ bə̀- 086 SPEAK, TO dɯə; dèmá; sóŋa 087 TO SPIT trɔ̀gá; ɲìdá 088 SPREAD IN SUN TO DRY, TO sàŋ-té (!); ń-bɔ́’ɔ́ 089 STICKY, TO BE lìàré 090 STONE, ROCK à-dùdí zo, ɔ-rɔ́ gò lè-ɣóɣó bə- móə- mó; bə̀- 091 TAKE OUT OF: EMPTY túdi; tugi 092 THING (sg.) à-zɛ̀m è-búŋ 093 TONGUE, LANGUAGE á-dí/è-, à-sɔ̀ŋè [á-lí/è-], è- 094 TOOTH dè-sɔ̌ŋ bə̀- 095 TORTOISE /dè-věn/bə-/ [lè-věn/βə-] 096 TREE à-tɯ́ɯ́ bə́- 097 TWIN dé-f do bə́- bó 098 WANT (DESIRE): LACK SEEK kɔ̀ŋá, bóŋa 099 WAR ø-ǹ+ ʧò gó, dè-rɔ̀ dó mɛ-n+ mó; bə- mó 101 WING dè-pàb dó ǹ- -mó 102 WOMAN, WIFE see FEMALE 103 ONE mɔ̀ʔfìí 104 TWO bə́-báa 106 FOUR dè-kpɔ̀ 107 FIVE bə́-tɛ́ɛ̀ 108 SIX ǹ-tùdí 109 SEVEN sàà-m-bí’á 110 EIGHT dè-fɔ̀ʔɔ́ 111 NINE dè-bə̀ʔá 112 TEN dè-gɛ́m 113 FIFTEEN ǹʧàb tɛ́ɛ̀ 114 TWENTY bə̀-gɛ́m+biá 115 HUNDRED ń-kxǔi 116 FOUR HUNDRED ǹ-kxǔì dé-kpɔ̀ 117 THOUSAND ǹ-kxǔì dé-gɛ́m